Lily looked blankly out her window at the falling snow. Things were so strange around here now. McGonagall "forgot" to give them detentions, Remus and Serena were going out and Lily was going to Hogsmede with James. What had the world come to?

Well it wasn't exactly Lily's choice to go to Hogsmede with James, it was a dare. But if she had really wanted to, she could just have broken the dare, right? It was just a stupid game. So why didn't she just say no, she wasn't going to go with him? But now it was too late.

When her eyes landed on the time she almost screamed. She threw on the first outfit that she saw. Well actually it was pre-picked. She had spent all day yesterday looking for the right thing to wear. It was a beautiful green turtle neck sweater, a royal blue scarf and gloves, and a pair of rhinestone blue jeans that she had never worn because they looked to tight on her.

As she ran down to the entrance to Hogsmede she subconsciously wondered why she was so worried about getting there on time and what to wear. It wasn't like she wanted to go.

She hurriedly dug out her signed permission form and showed it to Professor McGonagall. McGonagall smiled (something Lily hadn't often seen her do for no reason) and nodded her head.

"Going with Potter?" The Professor asked. Lily sighed and nodded her head. So there was a reason. He had even told the Professors. "He told me to tell you that they're all waiting for you at the fountain. Lily nodded her head and hurried off in the direction of the large fountain (the water was charmed so it wouldn't freeze) in the middle of Hogsmede.

Indeed, when she arrived there, everyone was sitting by the fountain waiting for her. James smiled and walked up to her. James actually looks nice. Well that's a first. Lily grinned.

"Where to Ms. Evans?" he asked, extending his arm. "Oh…well…I…the candy shop is nice." She stuttered, taking James' offered arm. "Then we shall be off to the candy shop."

"Sorry guys but me and Remus are going to head to The Three Broomsticks." Serena explained. "Catch ya'll later." "Well me and Sirius will…" Jade was about to say got with Remus and Serena, but seeing the look on Serena's face changed her sentence. "…stay here for now." She finished.

"Okay. I see how it is." James joked. "We'll be better off without you anyway! Right Lily?" "Right." Lily agreed laughing. James smiled not his normal cocky smile but a nice smile. Nice.


"I feel so unwanted." Sirius sniffled. Jade laughed. "Well then I guess it's just you and me, Jade." Sirius explained wrapping his arm around her. "I would really rather not just sit here on a fountain so what do ya say we call it a date and get up off this thing before our backsides become a permanent part of it."

Jade laughed. "Sure lets go." "Jade?" "Yeah?" "I like you." "Sirius?" "Yeah?" "I like you too."


"So did you have a good time?" James asked hopefully, as the two of them walked to a snow covered park in Hogsmede. "Actually, I did. It was very nice." Lily replied smiling. But there is one thing that I wanted to do that I didn't get to yet." "What's that?"

Lily produced a snowball that she had been hiding behind her back and threw it at James laughed. "So that's how it is!" He hurtled a snowball of his own at Lily. She laughed as it hit her and charmed five snowballs to fly after James.

James ran around screaming and laughing until he surrendered and allowed the flying objects to pelt him with snow. Lily laughed. James ran after her picked her up in the air and began twirling her around.

Lily laughed as she was dropped into the snow and tackled James to the ground. Now this was probably the worst and inappropriate moment for Serena, Remus, Jade, and Sirius to join up with them, but as in all stories, they did.

"Wow. I knew if we left them alone long enough…" "Sirius!" James yelled angrily. "Sorry, mate."

"It's just…" "I know what it looks like, but me and Lily are just friends. Right Lily?"

Everyone was shocked. Sirius' jaw dropped. Normally James would have gone along with the joke but he and Lily were having such a good time. He didn't want to ruin it by getting her angry with him.

"Right." Lily said. She was shocked. Was James Potter finally over her! That was all she had ever wanted. That's what she had always wanted. Wasn't it?


Lily paced the room back and forth. She had no idea what to make of her reaction toward this news. Fine time to realize you were wrong about him. Her mind, for once, was right. It was horrible timing!

Well maybe he was just trying to be nice for my sake. Nice. Lily counted how many times she had associated James Potter with the word nice in one day. Four times! Before she would never put Potter and nice in the same sentence!

"Hey Lily!" Lily spun around. Jade was standing behind her. "Hey!" "I worry about you." Jade explained sincerely. "Why?" Lily asked trying to sound casual. "Do you yell at yourself often?" Jade asked.

Lily's face turned white. "How long have you been here?" "Long enough to realize your psycho." Jade screwed up her face. Lily laughed relieved Jade hadn't realized anything.

Jade turned to leave. "Im going down stairs to meet Sirius, Remus, and Serena. They're plotting something crazy. Better go save them." Lily nodded her head.

"Oh by the way…" Jade stopped halfway out the door. "…I would talk to James if I were you. maybe you could get a few things settled. Jade stepped through the door and it closed behind her.

Lily chuckled once Jade was out the door. Leave it to Jade. Lily grinned to herself. She sat down on her bed. What did jade mean by sort some things out. That girl truly did confuse her more than she had helped her.