When Lily finally slipped away from her annoying friends, she settled herself in a comfy chair in the library. She found that it was the only place she could think and relax. It was her favorite place in the castle. Just as she was about to start on her homework, she noticed Remus walk in. He glanced at her quickly, gave a strange look, and walked towards the back of the library.

'Hmm, I wonder what he's up to..' She thought, 'I think I'll find out.'

She started to look through the many bookshelves, pretending to search for a book, when she finally found him. He was sitting at a table in the corner with his elbows on his knees, in deep thought.

"Hey," Lily asked, "what are you doing here?"

"Just came to study some stuff." It hardly looked like he went there to study, he hadn't even brought any books with him. When he noticed how stupid it sounded, he started to blush.

"Me too..Hey, do you want to go take a walk?" She decided to break the awkward silence.

"Yeah sure.."

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As they walked around the Hogwarts grounds, they talked about a lot of things. Quidditch, school, friends, and the trip to hogsmeade coming up later in the week. She noticed his mood change gradually the more they talked. He seemed to be getting a lot happier.

"So is everything alright with you?" She asked.

There was a slight pause, when he aswered, "Yeah...Yeah everything's fine with me."

He seemed to be hiding something, but she didn't want to push the topic any further. "It's getting kind of dark out, I think we should start walking back."

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They were almost at the portrait of the fat lady, when Remus stopped Lily.

"Lily, can I ask you something?"

"Sure, anything."

"Well, you know the Hogsmeade trip that's coming up...," he glanced at her but quickly looked away, "Well...I was thinking maybe you could come with me. It could be fun..?"

Her face broke into a smile, "That'd be great."