A/N: Here it is, hope you like it!

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"I can't believe you canceled quidditch practice so you could go on a date with Lily," Sirius complained loudly on Friday evening.

"You were going to skip anyway," James pointed out, "And it's not a date, we're just getting our costumes."

"It is too a date," Sirius muttered.

"Where are you guys going to get your stuff?" Remus asked James over Sirius' muttering.

"Lily said something about a costume shop she's been in before," James replied, "I reckon we'll just browse through there."

"Can I come?" Sirius asked.

James snorted, "No, the costumes won't be a surprise if you see them. Besides aren't you taking Holly somewhere?"

"Nope," Sirius said casually, "I am taking Teresa Wilcox somewhere though."

Remus groaned, "Padfoot, mate, when you've got a girlfriend you stay with them. You don't ask other girls out."

"Teresa asked me to come with her," Sirius replied shrugging.

James eyed Sirius for a moment and then smiled, "You are the worst liar I have ever been so unfortunate to encounter."

Sirius' face fell, "How'd you know?"

"You always have that look on your face, like you 'lying face,' or something. Anyway I knew you wouldn't bail, you're completely obsessed," James commented, "Anyway, do you guys want to meet up for lunch or something in Hogsmeade before we go our own ways?"

"That'd be nice," Remus grinned, "Not to mention that it would be a good way to take Lily to lunch without it being a complete fiasco."

"Yeah," James grinned back, "I'd rather face a dragon then spend an afternoon with a mad Lily."

"I do not have a lying face," Sirius said quite suddenly causing his comrades to laugh heartily.


"Holly, wake up!" Lily said shrilly the next morning, "Get up, get up!"

"What time is it Lils," Holly said groggily rolling around.

"It's almost seven," Lily said anxiously, "I told James that I was leaving for Hogsmeade at ten."

"That's three hours away, Lily," Chloe said calmly rubbing her eyes.

"And at least two and a half hours of sleep," Holly said burying her head into the pillows.

Lily groaned, "I'm not beautiful like you who hardly needs to wear make-up and do your hair."

Chloe laughed, "Lily you know that you're quite pretty and I mean its James for crying out loud. He would think you were beautiful if you we a hundred years old and about to die."

Lily made a face at Chloe, "Potter has had his share of beauties, and I hardly think I could compare to—"

Holly began to giggle and tried, unsuccessfully, to hide in her pillows. Lily looked at her crossly, then to Chloe to ask what was going on. To her great dismay, Chloe was also smiling, and trying to suppress giggles from escaping.

"What?" Lily said looking at the two of them, "What is it?"

"Its only James, Lily," Chloe said in a choked voice, "He doesn't mind how you look."

"Yes, well, I just want to be on time…" Lily trailed off as Holly shrieked in laughter, "I don't really care what he thinks," Lily finished decisively.

"You—You're trying to tell me," Holly took a deep breath, "You woke me up at seven o'clock so you could get ready for a date with James at ten, a guy you have absolutely no feelings for?"

"Its not a date," Lily interjected.

"Lils," Holly said smiling, "Nobody gets up three hours early for a "non-date" and doesn't care how they look."

Lily snorted, but Chloe looked thoughtful, "She's got a point, Lily. Even Holly isn't worried about getting ready and she's liked Sirius for the past six years. You have to have some feelings for James if you're this worried. At least he's quite good looking, loads better than Amos."

"I don't think he's good looking!"

"Come on Lils," Holly said rolling her eyes, "He's absolutely adorable and he's so in love with you he can hardly see straight."

"Then why don't one of you two go after him if he's so wonderful?"

"We're taken," Her two best friends said together.

"I am too, if you haven't noticed," Lily said frantically, "Hell, I'm practically engaged!" She threw a shirt across the room and groaned loudly, "Oh Gosh, what am I going to wear?"

"That's were we come in sweetheart," Holly said with a huge grin as Chloe started going through clothes.


"I don't see them," James said nervously flattening his hair and messing it up again.

"Relax, we've still got a few minutes," Remus said reassuringly.

"I bet Lily doesn't want to come," Sirius said anxiously, "And Holly and Chloe have to stay back with her because she's so miserable at going to the ball with Prongs."

"Shut it, Padfoot," James muttered, "Holly probably doesn't want to come either."

"Will you two shut up?" Remus snapped, "I see them coming down the stairs," James and Sirius looked around uneasily, as Remus gulped, "And oh god, they all look stunning."

James tried not to worry about his hair too much; he knew it drove Lily crazy. He still couldn't see them, but he was distracted by Sirius, who at the moment was banging his head against the wall. Remus looked at James questioningly before gently pulling Sirius away from the wall.


"Oh there they are," Chloe said happily pointing out the trio, "They were even early for a change."

"Are they looking over here?" Lily squeaked out, determinately looking in the other direction.

"Remus is, I think he's spotted us," Chloe said waving to her boyfriend, "James looks as if he's sick and Sirius is banging his head against the wall, although he still looks completely charming while he's killing brain cells."

"Maybe we can stay together as a group," Holly suggested. She had been trying to put on a brave front, but she was equally as nervous as Lily about being with Sirius all day.

"Don't be silly," Chloe said laughing, "Then none of our costumes would be a surprise."


James eyes did a double take as he finally gained the courage to look in Lily's direction, which wasn't until the girls were ten feet away from them. Her hair looked shiner than usual as it was curled perfectly and laid perfectly just past her shoulders. She was wearing jeans and a green top that matched her eyes exactly. She looked amazing, but not overdressed for the occasion.

James sneaked a glance in Sirius' direction. He was staring with his mouth slightly open in Holly's direction and whispering, "Bloody hell," under his breath over and over. James had to admit, he couldn't blame him. Holly, who was already drop dead gorgeous, seemed to radiate with beauty even more than usual. Her hair was pulled back with small wisps escaping to accent her face. James quickly nudged Sirius to stop him from looking like an idiot and Sirius quickly composed himself.

Remus greeted Chloe with a quick kiss, and James noticed that Chloe looked exceptionally great too, not to mention that she was the only girl that didn't look as if she wanted to leave. Sirius flashed a charming grin at Holly and grabbed her hand. James looked lost as his two best friends walked towards the carriages with their dates. Were they going to abandon him like this? Not even a goodbye or anything?

"Prongsie," Sirius yelled over his shoulder, "Grab your girlie around the waist and lets get a move on, mate."

James threw Lily a half apologetic and amused look, "Er—right, do you reckon we should go then?"

Lily hid her laughter at James' obvious discomfort of Sirius' comment and gave him a smile, "Well, er, yes, I suppose we'd better," she said as she silently thanked god that she her friends weren't like Sirius.

"Great," James collected himself and flashed her a grin, "Lets get a move on, girlie."

Lily laughed as James pulled her to him. She relaxed as James' arm quickly wrapped around her waist. And for some reason, somehow, Lily thought it just felt right. She walked with James towards her grinning friends as Sirius was yelling something about "Prongs lassoed himself a real prutty lady." For the first time, Lily realized that James wasn't that bad at all and she might even like him a tiny bit. She looked up to James to see him looking down at her, and they both smiled a true grin.


A/N: Okay, I know, you want to hear about Hogsmeade, well your going to have to wait until next chapter. Ha ha ha! But anyway, I'll update soon, hopefully! Review and tell me if you like the JL…