When they arrived in the Great Hall they were positively drenched. Lily winced at the thought of the first years having to cross the lake in this weather.

"Oh look at my hair!" Lily whimpered. "My first night as Head Girl and it's going to be all fuzzy."

"Oh for goodness sakes!" Felicity brought out her wand, "Loreto!" she said and Lily's hair was immediately dry and set in perfect shiny curls.

"Thanks Flick." Lily thanked grinning.

Felicity shrugged as they set themselves down at the Gryffindor Table, "well it happens every year." She said laughing.

Lily felt a warm body slide in to the seat next to her and turned to see James leaning on the table grinning at her.

"Hello my future wife," he said gleefully.

"Humph, over my dead body Potter. I'd rather be with Sirius over you."

"Score," Sirius called from across the table where he and Remus had slipped in between Hannah and Carol. Lily laughed. "I'll be seeing you in the broom closest." Sirius coyly winked at her.

Everyone laughed. Sirius was notorious for taking his future something's into the broom closet in the Entrance Hall of the castle for a little one on one.

"Looking forward to it," Lily said sarcastingly as the first years entered and the Hall was silenced.

The Sorting took at least half an hour and after Zabini, Kara was made a Ravenclaw Professor Dumbledore stood up in front of them.

"I have only one thing to say, Let's eat!"

"Amen!" Sirius saluted Dumbledore with his fork. The golden plates in front of them filled with food and they stacked their plates high with food.

"So Lily how was our darling Petunia this summer?" Remus asked jokingly during dinner. Lily looked at him scornfully. He along with her friends understood her situation at home with her sister.

"Oh god Remus I can't believe I haven't mentioned this! She's engaged!" The other seven stopped eating.

"What!" Hannah spluttered, "Engaged?"

"Yes, engaged! To a horrid man by the name of Vernon. Nearly passed out when I levitated the salt to him during dinner."

They all laughed at her. "What is he like?" asked Remus. He was the closest to Lily when it came to the Marauders.

"He's a male form of Petunia, thinks I'm a freak. They're a very good match actually." She helped herself to a slice of choc mint cheesecake.

"You're so lucky to be of age," Felicity groaned to her, "If I'd been allowed. I would have turned his hair purple of something."

Lily giggled, "Tried, Mum forbid it before I met him." The others roared with laughter.

Before too long the feast was over and Dumbledore after a few notices to the first years about the Forbidden Forest, Quidditch tryouts and magic in the corridors, bade them good night. James got up ready to leave the Hall.

"Hey Potter." Lily called out. He turned and put a hand to his ear. "Stop fooling around we have a meeting with Dumbledore remember." James felt his eyes open wide and Lily rolled her eyes. "Tell me I'm not going to have to remind you of every scheduled meeting this year," she whined.

"Of course not my love," he said grinning as they walked to the teacher's table at the end of the Hall.

"Don't call me that!" Lily whispered furiously as they reached Dumbledore.

"Welcome back!" he said smiling.

"Good summer Professor?" James asked. Dumbledore nodded, his periwinkle blue eyes twinkling.

"As always."

"Impressive tan, I'm jealous." James addressed Dumbledore with familiarality.

"Potter I'm sure Dumbledore has much to say to us about our duties." Lily exasperated. Dumbledore smiled.

"As Miss Evans has so politely pointed out Master Potter there are indeed a few things I need to discuss with you. Firstly I understand you have already worked out a patrol schedule," the two nodded, "Good then the next thing I need to address is the Head's Room. It is located by the statue of Marissa Boldwick on the fifth floor. The password is Collywobbles. That is where the two of you will reside this year. Your things will already be there. We will meet every Sunday at three for a Head's meeting, and with that said I am sure you will want to head to your rooms." He finished dismissing them.

They walked back to the Common Room together hoping to see their friends before checking out the Head's Room. The silence between them was neither uncomfortable nor awkward. It was relaxed, so relaxing Lily felt like leaning upon James and snuggling into his chest. She almost stopped mid step when the thought entered her head and she tried to erase it as quickly as possible.

The Common Room was filled with noise and chatter when they entered.

"It's the golden couple!" Sirius cheered when they entered. Their friends were seated on squashy couches by the fire.

"Mr. and Mrs. Potter!" Hannah called an arm around Sirius, the two then bowed in their wake.

"Oh would you give it a rest!" Lily said trying not to smile. She was finding it harder to get angry with the constant, obvious match making efforts of her friends.

"Yeah guys it's getting old. Clearly she prefers to be referred to as my missus." James only just ducked as Lily sent him the Conjunctivitis Curse.

"If by some unexplainable twist of fate we actually happened to find ourselves as the last two people on earth and were forced to marry simply for pro creation you could never call me that!" Lily exclaimed. James just grinned.

"I think she likes me," he swooned sitting with Sirius on an armchair by the fire. Lily rolled her eyes.

"I'm going to check out the Head's Room before our patrol," she said tiredly and left the others.

"She loves me," James grinned. Hannah rolled her eyes at him.

"James you have been nothing but a pain in the arse to her today. You will not get her by insulting her."

"No, you get her by wooing her into a broom closet," Sirius sat back with his arms resting behind his head. Hannah hit him with a huge cushion, "Oh you loved it," he said sending her a kiss.

"Sirius we are not talking about our failed relationship here. If we were, we'd be discussing your impotency and lack of ability to keep up with me! We're discussing what James should do with Lily."

"Impotency!" Sirius exclaimed.

"Padfoot enough!" James interrupted, "You and Hannah can battle this out later."

"Look it's simple. All you have to do is just get to know her. Show her you can be sensitive."

"Riiiiggghhht. And how would I do that?"

"Ask her questions and listen to what she has to say."

"That's easy! Even you could do that." James said turning to Sirius.

Sirius snuffed a laugh, "It's just a girl James." James hit him over the back of the head and stood up to go to the Head's Room.

"She's the one Sirius, the one." He said bading them all good night.

When James entered the Head's Room his jaw dropped. It was magnificent. There was on one wall, a large roaring fire, armchairs and a couch so luxurious it made the ones in the Gryffindor Common Room look like tatty second hand furniture. There were desks on the other wall and two doors on the wall opposite him. He walked to them and saw one had a golden plaque and Lily Marie Evans, Head Girl engraved into it. Just as he smiled to himself Lily opened her door and ran straight into him.

"Sorry," she began and then stopped herself, "What are you smirking at?" she asked.

"Marie?" he innocently raised his eyebrows and she hit him playfully.

"Shut up Potter. C'mon we have patrol." She strode past him to their portrait hole.

"Sure thing-Marie," again James dodged a jet of light Lily sent over her shoulder at him. "Whoa," he whispered to himself, "So fiery."