Year 3: Chapter 42

James looked up at the sound of someone calling to him and smiled slightly at the girl standing in front of him. He noticed that Sirius looked up from his game of chess with Remus to look at them too.

"You look great, Ava."

"Thanks."

She turned around to talk to one of her friends and Sirius quickly followed by Remus stood next to him. Sirius was the first to speak up.

"Who's she?"

"Avadne."

Remus rolled his eyes and looked at James.

"We know that stupid, we mean what's going on?"

"I've got a date, after all it is Valentine's Day. Speaking of which…"

Without a backwards glance James strolled over to Avadne who at that moment was busy talking to Jaclyn Smith and wrapped his arm around her shoulders. A small giggle escaped her lips as did one from Jaclyn and then with a wave to the three remaining Marauders he pulled her along out of the common room.

"So James, what we going to do? I can't go to Hogsmeade..."

"We don't need to go to Hogsmeade; I'm going to show you something that the boys and I found back in our first year, but you've got to promise to keep it a secret."

Her blue eyes shone with excitement and she nodded her head quickly. James smiled down at her; she was shorter than him, although most girls were now that he had reached nearly six foot. She on the other hand, was only about five foot two.

James didn't really mind that though; he thought she was a fun person to be around. She had shoulder length black hair that sat in small waves; her eyes were quite big and gave her a surprised look that he found adorable.

She was dressed simply in a pair of black trousers and a yellow T-shirt with a jacket over the top. He weaved her carefully around the corners of the corridors until they reached the corridor he was looking for.

"Stand by there and don't move until I tell you."

Rapidly he walked passed the door three times thinking to himself about the perfect way they could celebrate Valentine's Day. Suddenly a handle appeared in the wall and James leaned in and opened it.

Signaling for Avadne to come forward they both entered the room. He smiled outwardly when she gasped he could see her stiffen next to him. It was always the reaction one got when they first found the Room of Requirements.

Next to the Quidditch pitch this was his favourite place in Hogwarts to be. It was the fact that you could make it whatever you wanted it to be. Tonight James had transformed the room into something fun. There was a table with two chairs to one side and meal was set out, but on another table to the other side sat piles and piles of sweets.

The pair spent the evening there joking and playing around just getting to know the other and by half past eight both were back in the common room heading up to their separate dorm rooms.

Okay so here's another chapter for you, and it's the last one before HBP. Since that's coming out on Saturday it'll be about a week if not a little longer before my next post and that's because I might have to play around with a few facts after it is released depending on if there is much about Lily, James, Remus, Sirius, Peter or Snapes pasts in the book.

Taylin I know you didn't mean anything but I wanted to explain why I had left you off the notes I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you. I hope you enjoyed your trip and no Lily doesn't have a date, I don't think that at 13 dating is important but you will see her date in the future.

Jessie well I hope you like this one even if it is short, but just think two more days until the new book. Have you heard that they're showing JKR's reading live on channel 3 (its HTV here, but it might be ITV where you are) at midnight that should be good.

Firewalker okay lots to talk about with your review. First yeah I'm Welsh just like Branwen, she's actually a bit like a lot of my friends rolled into one. The dark hair thing is a Celt thing and lots of us are dark hair pale skin (but especially me!) freckles are common. As for the speaking of welsh I don't speak a lot of it which is why Branwen doesn't although two of my friends are nearly fluent and as for the love spoon my mates granddad (or Tad) makes them.

Remus will get a girl, in fact I have a lot planned for Remus and for Joe, although Joe was never meant to be a main character he just pushed his way in from the Quidditch tryouts in the second year and now he's a keeper, plus I think Annie (my beta) would have my head if I took Joe out, so I have plans for him too.

Annie yeah fourth July is just another day to me too, it's the Americans. Anyway I like Joe and Frank they're so sweet it's a pity that most men can't be like that most are jerks, but there most be some decent ones out there somewhere.

Okay so like I said it'll probably be a while before you get another post, but I hope that you like this one. Enjoy the next book and here's hoping that we learn more about Lily and James' pasts. So enjoy.

Kris