Engaging

A Moment of Bliss

Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me, they belong to J. K. Rowling. Except for Sara Sweets, she belongs to me . Author's note: This is based upon what I have taken from the Harry Potter stories, and is totally in my head. And I seriously believe that Voldemort is either in love with Lily or is her half-brother, so that is in this story. If you are easily offended by vulgar language or sexual content you should not read this fanficiton. Please review.

Lily smiled, the Great Hall was just as she remembered it, the beautiful ceiling showing the sky that lay above. The only different thing about this year was the Head Girl badge that she wore upon her robes. Sara had said she deserved the thing, but Lily couldn't exactly see how. Sara had nearly fainted when she had been made a Prefect, it was rather humorous for Lily to watch. They had decided to stay at Diagon Alley by themselves for a month before school started, just so they could "study" and "prepare." In actuality the two had caused havoc for every witch or wizard they came across, not on purpose though. Well, not all the time anyways.

"I can't wait for Divination!" Sara said, excitement finally catching her.

"That was always your favorite class, wasn't it?" Lily asked with a smile.

Sara nodded, "Yeah. But I guess being able to do it properly helps. And I don't mean all that tea leaves and crystal balls crap. That's for those who pretend. I don't need to pretend." Sara was very proud of her ability to see the future, though she couldn't command the gift, she didn't really care. "What about you? You go a little backwards but the gift is the gift. Whether it's the third eye or the first." Sara stated.

"Sara!" Lily said, clamping her hand over her friend's mouth, "Shh! No one else is supposed to know that!"

Sara pulled her friend's hand away, "Yeah, I know. Sorry, Fox." She said sincerely, "Look, the ceremony is starting! We better go sit down."

Lily nodded and followed her friend to the Gryffindor table. They sat there until the Sorting ceremony was finished, then they both dove into their plates when the food appeared, neither one had eaten since the night before, and both were proud of their ability to "pack it". Neither looked heavy, though both ate well over their fair share.

James and Sirius stared at the girls, smiles curving their lips. This was something they liked about them, neither one pretended that they didn't eat, and both would probably eat you out of house and home if you gave them half a chance. But both needed their energy, Sara was always practicing for her Quidditch matches, and James thanked the Lord that she was on his team because he knew that there was no one else in the entire school who could beat her, and Lily's favorite classes were Charms and Care of Magical Creatures, meaning she had to put up with every beast that came her way.

The boys simply watched the girls eat for a few minutes before beginning to feed themselves. They had missed the girls tremendously. Sirius had been crushing on Sara for the last six years and James had loved Lily for the last four.

This would be their year. The last six years they had dated girl after girl, but this year they only wanted one each. They wanted the two that seemed to be the most elusive girls ever born. James knew the moment the girls finished. He and Sirius watched as they left together, both knew exactly where they were headed, and where they would be going when everyone else went to sleep.

Sara and Lily made their way to the portrait of the fat lady. They gave the password and raced each other up to their room. They changed quickly and sat up, talking to each other for a few hours. Soon the other three girls had come in, and soon they all fell asleep.

Sara and Lily looked at each other and decided now was as good a time as any. They pulled off their robes and ran down the steps into the common room, heading for the exit.

"Where do you think you two are going?" a voice called from behind them.

Both girls froze. Slowly they turned to see James, leaning against the wall by the fireplace. Lily blushed at being caught by James, and the fact that she wasn't really fully dressed didn't help.

"For a swim," Sara said boldly in her rather small red bikini, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'll wait outside. So don't take too long." She said and went through the portrait hole, leaving Lily to defend herself in her jade one piece.

She turned to look back at James, "You're not going to tell are you?" she asked, biting her lip. The teachers would be furious to find out that their Head Girl and a Prefect went swimming in the lake in the middle of the night.

"Nah," he said, "It's actually good to know that you break the rules once in a while."

She smiled, "It's all Sara's fault. She's a bad influence."

He smiled, "Not as bad as you might think. Well, I don't want to keep your bodyguard waiting too long, and it's not often that she leaves your side. So I'll get right to the point."

Lily blinked up at him as he walked over to her and looked down into her pretty green eyes, they went well with her bathing suit, he commented.

He took her hand in his and brought it up to his mouth to kiss the back of it, "Will you go out with me, Lily Evans?" he asked.

Her mouth made a small "o" as his question sank in. Then she smiled, a damn sexy smile, he thought, "Why, James Potter, I do believe I will. So long as it's not simply another fling of yours."

"Not a fling at all," he said, then leaned forward and captured her lips with his own. It was gentle, he did not want to scare her away. He couldn't help but smile when she instinctively leaned into him to deepen the kiss.

He was forced to break it a few minutes later, "Sara will not be pleased if she has to wait too long." He said, he thought, damn that witch, why did she have to be waiting just outside?

She smiled, "Thank you for being considerate, Potter."

"James," he corrected, formalities were no longer required.

"James," she smiled, "I have to go. Sara is rather hard to deal with when she is annoyed. Good night, James."

"Good night, Angel." He said. He watched her leave. God, she was hot.

"That went well," Sirius said from the stairs.

"Shut-up you, if you had preoccupied Sara it would have went much better for everyone." James complained, though he was thankful that Sirius hadn't done so. He didn't want to move too fast for Lily to accept.

Sara smiled at Lily as she exited the room, "That went well." She commented.

"Better then I had hoped," Lily said. She hadn't really thought that James liked her, though Sara often said that it was obvious.

"C'mon, let's go swim."