A/N: I have been updating like every day or every two days lately because of all the NICE reviews, and WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE TITLE? I am debating on whether to keep it or not. Anyway yeah here is CHAPTER 5! Woohoo!

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Onwards to chapter 5!

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A week later, the girls decided to get to work on their weekend homework.

"Lily, you don't suppose we could go to the library-" Cassie started.

"Oh yeah, I need to finish my potions essay." Lily said.

"Are you coming?" Cassie asked Laura.

"Yes, I guess I'll finish my charms homework there." Laura sighed and managed to pull herself of the couch.

"Have you seen Remus around?" Cassie asked (yet again).

"Lost him, have you?" Lily smirked. (A/N: GoF quote by Ron W. to Hermione! Heh.)

"No, its just that I never know whether he is studying, or with the marauders, or...sick."

"Maybe he is in the library." Laura suggested.

"No, the boys have Quidditch practice on Fridays." Lily said. "Actually, they should be getting out soon."

"Do you have their schedule's memorized?" Cassie asked in a bewildered tone.

Lily waved it off as they reached the end of a corridor.

"Well what do you know?" Cassie giggled as all three girls literally ran into Remus, Sirius, and James.

"I'm back, darling." Sirius smiled dreamily at Laura.

"So I smelled." Laura said.

"Ouch." Sirius winced.

Laura just smiled at him. Of course, everyone knew that she only insulted Sirius because she did not want to give herself away.

"We have to get to the library." Lily reminded her lovesick friends.

"Com ON you guys." James urged his friends.

"Bye Remus." Cassie gave him a kiss and walked backwards with a smile on her face.

"Goodbye my love." Sirius smiled and kissed Laura's hand.

Laura giggled but stopped herself and wrenched her hand from his grip.

Lily rolled her eyes and set off to the library with Cassie and Laura following, talking about Remus and Sirius. She could not help but feel jealous at the thought that her two best friends had dates to the Ball while she did not.

"Lily dear, what's the matter?" Laura asked, catching up to her.

"You guys have dates to the ball." Lily said hopelessly.

"Aww, sweetie Snape will come around any day now!" Cassie smiled. She could tell Lily was upset that James had not asked her yet. Not that he had any intention to.

Lily could not help but laugh. "You guys always know how to make me feel better."

"Were the three musketeers!" Laura said thrusting her fist into the air.

"All for one-"

"And one for all!" Lily yelled.

"We are such dorks." Cassie laughed.

All three girls worked in the library for about a quarter of an hour before Lily stood up suddenly.

"I need more parchment." She announced.

"Could you get my potions book?" Cassie asked and then added with a smile, "Please?"

"Yeah, yeah." Lily walked out of the library and up to Gryffindor Tower. "Kappa Teeth."

The portrait swung open and she climbed in, hidden by the entrance listening to a row that erupted. She decided to stay hidden when she heard James's voice.

"We aren't going out anymore, GINA!" James yelled.

"What is the harm of taking me to the ball?" She asked sweetly. "It would be better than to take that mudblood Lily Evans."

"Don't-insult-her." James said, his voice dangerously low. "You have no place-"

"I swear JAMES!" Gina and her puny voice screamed. "If you take Lily Evans I will do something horrendous!"

Lily rolled her eyes. Yeah. Right.

"What is it YOUR BUSINESS?" James yelled.

"I-I swear James." Gina warned, her voice quivering.

"It is none of your concern who I take to the ball." James said.

"OF COURSE IT IS!" Gina screamed.

"You know what? I think I WILL JUST ASK HER RIGHT NOW!" James yelled.

Lily smiled to herself. Wait, she had to get out of there! She heard Gina screaming something and ran out of the hole as fast as her legs could carry her. She reached the end of a corridor and stopped to catch her breath.

She saw James stalk out of the portrait hole and turn her way.

She straightened up a bit and leaned against the wall casually. He finally noticed her standing there and walked up to her a little anxiously.

"Hi James." Lily said.

"What are you doing, standing here alone?" James asked.

"I was coming to get some parchment from my room, but I had to tie my shoe." Lily said quickly.

"Oh." James scratched the back of his head. "I was wondering if-"

Lily stared at him. PLEASE ask me.

"Crap." James muttered.

"You were wondering if crap. I see." Lily said seriously.

"Look who is coming." James stared behind her.

She turned around and saw Severus Snape walking directly towards them. "Hi Severus." Lily smiled. She did not hate him quite as much as James did, but she would not act rude towards him. Lily was never rude.

"Lily, will you come to the ball with me?" He asked quickly.

Lily widened her eyes, trying to come up with an appropriate answer without hurting his feelings. "I-uh, well-I already, um-"

"She's already promised to come with me." James put his arm around her waist. Lily felt her heart split in half and looked at him in disbelief.

"You did?" Severus actually looked hurt.

"I'm sorry." Lily said, and she truly meant it.

"Oh." He sighed. "Alright then." With that, he turned around, his billowing cloak flying behind him.

"So will you?" James let go of her.

"Will I what?" Lily asked.

"Come to the ball with me." James closed his eyes tightly. He did not want Lily to punch him in the jaw for asking her, which he knew the answer would be no.

"Uh, alright." Lily said.

James opened his eyes. "You will?"

"Yeah." Lily smiled.

James smiled back a warm smile.

"Uh-I have to go-" Lily pointed to the Common Room.

"Y-yeah." James said. "So I guess I'll see you around then."

"Right." Lily said and headed off to her dorm with a grin plastered on her face.

James however stood there alone for a couple of seconds, before he set off to the Great Hall where he was supposed to meet the rest of the marauders an hour before dinner.

Lily skipped into the Common Room and up the stairs. She reached her room and closed the door behind her before she screamed a 'Yes!'

"What is taking her so long?" Cassie asked from her seat in the library.

"Oh look, there is Gina." Laura glared at the figure stepping into the library.

"I'm surprised she knows where the library is." Cassie turned back to her Potions essay. "I'll never get this done."

"Maybe you should have started it earlier." Laura said, flipping through Witch Weekly.

"You're starting to sound like Lily." Cassie giggled.

"Am not!" Laura looked up. "Speak of the devil."

"Hey guys!" Lily sat down gingerly and handed Cassie her book.

"Why are you so cheery?" Laura asked.

"I have a date to the ball." Lily said simply.

"Really?" Cassie asked, "Who?"

"Guess." Lily grinned.

"Only one person would bring out a grin like that from Lily Evans." Laura said. "Did he really ask you?"

"Yes! I'm going with James Potter to the Ball!" Lily squealed happily, earning a glare from the librarian. "Oh." She whispered. "Sorry."

Little did they know that Gina Randall was spying on them from a bookcase a few feet away. She huffed and stormed out of the library.

"What's eating her?" Laura whispered.

"I'd be mad too if I looked like her." Cassie jotted down notes for her essay.

Laura and Lily giggled uncontrollably, trying to hold it in, but then bursting out loudly. That earned them another disapproving glare from Madam Pince.

When they reached dinner, all three girls sat exactly across from the Marauders.

"Scoot over James." Sirius pushed his friend over.

"Why?" James resisted.

"He wants Laura to sit next to him." Cassie emphasized Laura's name.

James looked at him, "You're mad."

"No I'm not." Sirius blushed.

Lily smiled at him and pat his arm reassuringly. Laura stood up walked all the way around the Gryffindor table and sat down next to Sirius.

Everybody stared at her, including Sirius. "What?" She asked innocently.

"I'm being smothered." Peter coughed.

"You can have her old seat." Cassie tapped the bench with her finger.

"Thanks." Peter looked at Sirius and Laura before smiling and taking Laura's old seat.

They ate dinner, the boys talking about Quidditch of course, and the girls talking about the ball.

"What did I tell you? I knew Snape would ask her!" Cassie smiled triumphantly.

"You know, its okay to call him by his first name." Lily said quietly.

"Oh, I'm so sorry Lily, do you have a soft spot for," Laura grinned evilly, "Severus?"

Lily slapped her arm in frustration. "It's just that I think it's rude to call a peer by their last name.

"He is only an acquaintance." Cassie shrugged after her giggles had subsided.

"Whatever." Lily said and jabbed her fork into her potato.

"Don't get into a hissy fit over it!" Sirius said.

"It's ok, Sirius." Laura smiled. "Lily always does that to her food."

"What, maims it and then eats it?" Remus laughed.

"Leave me alone." Lily said stubbornly but had a small smile on her face. She was thinking about the ball.

No sooner had the words left her lips when a handful of tomato sauce hit her face and hair.

"Oh my god." Lily said, touching her soaked hair. But she thought better of it and stood up.

"Now Lily." Cassie warned. After she found out that it was Gina and her friends.

"Don't worry." Lily smiled. James noticed that even with that gunk on her face, she still looked pretty when she smiled. She winked at him for approval and then walked a few feet towards Gina.

Gina looked up at her with a malicious grin. "Aww poor Lily. That clashes horribly with your hair." Her cronies started sniggering in an unkind way.

Lily leaned over between two girls and picked up the jug of pineapple juice. "Nice try." Lily said and poured the whole thing over her blonde head. "But I'm still going to the ball with James." She whispered as an afterthought as she set the jug down.

Everyone at Gryffindor table looked at Gina covered in pineapple juice. Even some little second year named Max Creevy snapped a photo of it. Lily strode out of the Great Hall, smiling, even with an abnormal amount of tomato paste stuck in her hair.

Gina decided not to run after Lily, because she knew she'd end up in the hospital wing for a week if she did. She just sat there amidst everyone's laughs and pointing while her friends desperately tried to clean her up with napkins.

Lily showered and put on some clothes. She got her homework done by the fireplace in the Common Room just as Laura and Sirius appeared next to her.

"Hey guys have a seat." Lily pat the carpet next to her. They sat in a semi circle together.

"How do you always come up with clever things like that?" Laura asked.

"It just comes to me." Lily smiled. "Where are Cassie and Remus?"

"Uh.well-" Sirius started.

"Ah, I see." Lily said. "Snogging. Of course."

"So the bloke's finally asked you." Sirius smiled, his dark eyes lighting up at Lily's fortune.

"Yeah." Lily reddened.

"Speak of the Devil." Sirius said.

"Hey Lil." James sat down. "I've got some bad news."

Lily stopped smiling at him and looked into the fireplace. She knew it was too good to last.

#=#=#=# A/N: AAAAhahahahahaaaa! Isn't this the perfect cliffhanger? I know, you guys probably want to kill me right now, but get in line and bring a shovel. You'll have to dig me up after my best friend reads this chapter. Heh heh.