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The Gryffindor common room was very full and noisy the following morning. All the students, from third year onwards, were getting ready to go to their Hogsmeade trip. James was exceptionally happy that day. He hadn't told anyone that he had finally managed to get a date, or who he was going with. He wanted it all to be a surprise.

'You got a date?' asked Peter to James, in an airy tone.

James remained silent. Peter took his silence as a 'no' and chuckled, on which James grinned more broadly than ever. Sirius and Remus got out of the boys dormitory, their best clothes on. Both of them looked really happy with themselves, but none as happy as James. James was on cloud number nine; he had finally accomplished the impossible by succeeding in asking Lily out.

'I'm going to meet Alyssa down in the Great Hall' said Remus, small pink patches appearing on his usually pale face.

'Yeah, I'm meeting Elise down there too!' said Peter importantly.

'Hey, Prongs!' said Sirius, unexpectedly. 'Who did you ask? You never told me!' he accused.

'The more relevant question would be... whether he has managed to get a date or not!' said Peter, laughing wickedly.

'Oh, shut up Wormtail!' snapped Sirius. 'I know better. Planning to give a surprise here?'

James still remained silent, but kept smiling inwardly to himself; he was waiting for Lily to come out. She was taking unusually long. The carriages that took them to Hogsmeade were about to leave, it was nearly time. Students were requested to go downstairs and write their names on the list if they were going to go. Everyone rushed to get out of the common room. Lily still hadn't come out. Sirius, Remus, and Peter all made to go downstairs.

'You coming?' Sirius raised his eyebrows at James.

James nodded uncertainly and told them he'd be down in a minute. 'Have it your way!' said Remus as he clapped James on the back and left the common room. James glanced at his watch; Lily should've been ready long back, what was keeping her? He started to panic and various things came to his mind. Maybe she had just lied to James yesterday. Maybe she was going to see him looking like a fool thinking he had managed to ask her out, and not come out of her dormitory at all? He was about to lose all hope when Lily finally came out of her dormitory.

His jaw dropped. Lily was clad in a mauve dress that had thin shoulder straps and a square neck. A necklace of pearls adorned her long, slim neck and her red hair was tied up in an elegant knot on the back of her head. She was looking amazingly fabulous and the mauve shade really suited her. She smiled at him, the most amazing smile he had ever seen. He realized his mouth was still open, and hastily shut it. 'C'mon' he said, finding his voice. 'We'll be late, otherwise' he added. 'Sure, I'm sorry I'm late!' she said hastily. 'Doesn't matter' James replied carelessly. 'The wait was worth it' he thought to himself. Lily linked her arm in his and walked off down the stairs. James couldn't believe what was happening here. 'You look beautiful by the way' he commented, mentally shaking himself for not saying this before. Lily blushed, 'Thanks!' she muttered.

They reached the grounds just in time. The carriages were about to leave. James and Lily hurriedly signed their names on the large scroll that was magicked to hang in mid-air and took a carriage down to Hogsmeade. Luckily, they had the whole carriage by themselves. James's luck had just begun! He didn't know what to say or what to do. It was unbelievable having Lily at his side, with her arm linked to his! It fit there properly, like a piece of puzzle. Fortunately, Lily started off the conversation herself. She was extremely easy to talk to and very easy-going. James adored everything about her. He felt at complete ease when he was with her. They talked all the way till they reached Hogsmeade. Here, James helped Lily off the carriage in a very gentlemanly manner. She giggled. He loved that soft laugh, it was heaven, just being with her!

Hogsmeade was a beautiful, all-wizard village. It was a hillside area and the Hogwarts Express went through this town to get to Hogwarts. Its beautiful scenic surroundings were the icing on the cake at the moment. James smiled at the beauty of the village. He looked around for any sign of Sirius, Remus or Peter, but he couldn't see them anywhere! He decided that he would meet them at 5:00 sharp in front of Honeydukes, as they had planned.

'So, where will we be going first then?' he asked Lily casually.

'Hmm... So I'm doing the deciding over here?' she said, thinking

'Too right you are, it's all your choice today!' said James dulcetly.

'Right! Umm... how about exploring around a bit, for a good shop?' she suggested, doubtfully.

'Great!' agreed James.

They strolled around the village and went past several shops. Everyone who saw them together, either didn't notice them, and if they did, they'd gape at him. One of the shops, which James had never noticed before was dark and damp and gave him an odd foreboding that it was a Dark artifact shop. They ambled past it and found themselves in front of a small, colorful little shop that was covered with all sorts of posters. It was, no doubt, a gift shop.

'Hey! Let's check this one out' said Lily, speaking James mind.

She enthusiastically pushed open the door and stepped inside. There were various sort of colorful and cuddly things inside, one section, however was for posters. Lily let out a squeal and ran forwards towards the poster section. James grinned and looked around for something interesting. He noticed a cuddly little cushion that changed shape every time it was touched. He examined it closely. It seemed really nice, and girly. It changed from a heart into a cat-shaped form. He decided Lily would like such things and went off to the counter to purchase it. He hastily stuffed it into a bag, so Lily wouldn't notice. He wanted to gift it to her, so he had gotten it packed.

The cheerful witch at the counter had wrapped it up in a cute, red wrapping paper that had little moving pictures of bears on it. She had winked at James before handing it over to him in an identical red bag. He turned around and walked over to Lily.

'Like something?' he asked her, standing behind her.

'Yeah, I like a couple of 'em' she said, deciding which one to choose from a large variety of posters of 'The Wiz boys' that were spread out over the counter. 'Wiz boys' was Lily's favorite boy band and she loved their music.

'This one's good' said James, jabbing his finger at one particular poster. It had a blue-black backdrop and the Wiz boys were standing separately in identical, white robes.

'You think so too?' cried Lily delightedly.

'Yeah' said James

'Cool! I was thinking of the same one!' she said happily, opening her money bag.

'Miss! Since you have come here for the first time, we'll give this to you as a token from us!' said the wizard behind the counter. James winked at him. He had mouthed that he would give him the money afterwards.

'Wow!' said Lily, clearly impressed.

'Out pleasure!' said the wizard, bowing slightly.

'Thanks!' Lily muttered and took the poster the wizard had handed her, and carefully put it into her purse.

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