James stumbled up the steps to his dorm with the ghost of a smile on his face. His room was circular and welcoming, filled with four four-poster beds. He shared it with the three other marauders, and he couldn't wait to tell them his news. When he pushed the door open, though, everyone was asleep.

'No matter,' he thought as he pushed back Sirius's hangings and jumped on his best friend.

'Good thing he's wearing pajama pants,' he thought, remembering all too well the time he had jumped on his friend and had the unpleasant surprise of finding him nude.

"HMRPH!" Sirius exhaled loudly as James landed on top of him. "BLOODY HELL, PRONGS YOU PRAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" Though it was dark, he could see James's silly, disbelieving grin. "Gerroff me! Are you mad?"

"Padfoot, she said yes!"James muttered before he dissolved into insane hysterical laughter. He grabbed Sirius's pillow right out from under his head and began smacking his friend with it. "SHE... BLOODY... SAID... YES!"

"What AUG are you HUMRPH on SPurF about!?" Sirius sputtered between being hit. He grabbed the pillow back and finally sat up straight, awake now. "Go disturb Remus, for Agrippa's sake."

"Full moon next week,"James stated cheerfully. Don't wanna wake him up. Now did you hear me? LILY EVANS SAID YES!"

If Sirius wasn't awake before, he sure was now. "LILY? Prongs, I thought.. Well, I don't know what I thought you were talking about, but Evans actually said yes?" James nodded enthusiastically.

"I guess I'll take her to Hogsmeade. Well, there really isn't anywhere else to take her, is there? Oh damn, what am I going to talk to her about? She'll never speak to me again if I spend the whole time babbling about Quidditch.. And that's what I talked to all the other girls about.. PADFOOT, HELP ME!"

"Calm down." Sirius swept his dark hair out of his eyes and thought for a moment. "Well, what did you talk to her about tonight that made her say yes?"

"It was quite embarrassing, actually," James said thoughtfully. "I told her a lot of stuff. I told her I've been making all of these changes for her, and that I'm willing to do anything to prove to her how much she means to me, and.." he stopped when he saw the devilish grin on his friend's face. "What?"

"My friend, you learned the way to any fair lady's heart: Flattery."

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Meanwhile, Lily was entering her own dorm, which she shared with Alli and three other girls, all of whom were also asleep.

"Als," Lily whispered, leaning over her friend's bed. "Alli... Alli... ALLI!" Alli's eyes popped open as she jumped and practically fell off the bed.

"Wassamatter?" she sleepily asked, trying to get her composure back. "Somethin wrong? Whats-" the rest of her question was cut off by a yawn.

"I... told Potter I would go out with him," Lily blurted, sitting at the end of her friends bed, putting her legs under the bottom of the duvet and leaning back comfortably next to Alli, who immediately made room for her. "One date."

"What? Potter? As in, 'He's so conceited and who does he think he is and I can't stand him' Potter? And you? On a date?" Alli frowned; she was still half asleep and this information wasn't penetrating her brain.

"Wake up and smell the mandrake, Als," Lily said giggling. Alli sat up in an identical position to Lily's, only opposite.

"Ok, I'm up. Now e-" yawn "-splain."

"Well, I was quickly patrolling the halls and he came up to me and just.. poured his heart out. Went on and on about how he's been deflating his head and all.. I couldn't say no. And, Als.." her voice dropped to a whisper. "I don't think I wanted to."

An "I told you so!" grin was fighting it's way onto Alli's sleepy face, so Lily quickly continued. "I mean, he was just so honest and.. Vulnerable. Two very un-James qualities. He really has changed, and I like it."

"So," Alli said, "You're going to give him a chance?" Lily nodded. "Do you like him?"

"Maybe."

"Are you sure?" This was the news of the century. Lily, falling for James? Alli was psyched. Finally her stubborn best friend was taking the chance she was born to take.

"Als, I'm not sure if I'm sure of anything anymore."

A/N: dun dun dunnnn. What is Lily scared of? And why? What made her like this? Who knows. Well, I do, since I'm the author, haha but you'll find out later. Just a cute little chapter asking their friends for advice. I'm home sick today, so I'll get you guys two chapters. Keep reading!

-Ria