Title: Transforming Thoughts
Author Name: DarkForest214
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: none really…
Summery: Another full moon, a difficult decision, a surprise answer. It's the Marauders at their best!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or Hogwarts School. I did not write this to try and make money. I am not stealing from JKR and the publishing companies and whatnot… I own nothing!
Author's Note: I'm going to be nice and post the next chapter for several reasons. 1.) That last chapter was short 2) This is my most popular fic 3) I finished writing it last night, got it all typed up this morning (yay for teacher inservice day) and started the sequel and 4) Because DD is my amazing, regular reviewer and I got a review from someone new. So, here it is...Chapter Nine! (only 7 more chapters to go!)

Chapter Nine

After dinner the Marauders regrouped in the common room to welcome Remus back to the real world, or at least the world outside the Hospital Wing.

The four friends sat talking animatedly in a corner planning out some sort of adventure or another, completely unaware of the pair of green eyes watching them curiously from the other side of the room.

It drove Lily mad that she liked him. When did this happen? Why did she have to start liking him now? It was all Remus's fault. That lovable werewolf pointed out the good in James so that she could no longer ignore it.

"Lily? Lils did you hear me?" one of her friends asked, snapping her out of her thoughts.

"Sorry, I was thinking. What did you say?" said Lily, pulling her eyes off of the group of boys — more specifically James — and looking at her friend.

"I was wondering if I could borrow your History of Magic notes," the girl repeated.

"I'm sorry, I let Remus borrow them since he was ill," said Lily. An idea occurred to her. "But I can go see if he's done," she said, trying to hide the eagerness in her voice.

"Really? Oh that would be great," said her friend. "The only one that takes notes as detailed as yours is Remus…"

Lily gathered her nerves about her and stood, taking deep breaths as she crossed the room.

"James, look," Sirius said, nudging his ribs.

"Ow! What was that for?" Peter exclaimed when James had kicked him under the table.

"Sorry, I was aiming for Sirius," mumbled James.

Sirius laughed as James froze when Lily came up to them and gave him her most charming smile.

"Hello Lily," said Remus, filling in the abrupt silence. "Thanks for letting me borrow your notes."

"Anytime. Actually, that's why I'm here…" said Lily. "My friend needs to borrow them."

"Er, sure. I've got them right here," he said as he dug through his bag and pulled them out. "Although if I were you I'd take a good look at the last page, down near the bottom…a minor suggestion," Remus said, trying to hide his sly and secretive smile.

Lily flipped to the last page and read; 'Just say yes' and nearly lost her composure. "Oh, I'll have to, er…take that into consideration. Thank you," she said while resisting the urge to slap him upside his head.

Remus nudged James under the table with his foot and he snapped out of his stupor. "Uh, Lily…" he mumbled. "You wouldn't by any chance like to go with me on the next Hogsmeade visit, would you?" he asked, looking terrified.

Lily looked thoughtful for a moment, smiled, and said, "Yes," before walking away. As she crossed the common room she tossed him a smile over her shoulder and nearly broke down laughing when she saw the look on his face.

All four of them looked shocked, although she could tell Remus was faking it and trying very hard not to laugh. James' mouth was hanging wide open, his eyes nearly bulging out of his head. Peter looked like he had just seen a banshee and Sirius looked like he had just swallowed a jar of botober pus.

"Here's my notes," Lily said with a grin as she handed them over to her friend.

"What did you say to them?" the girl asked, awed by the expressions on the boys' faces.

Lily shrugged and said, "Yes."

"You didn't!"

"Yes, did," said Lily with an amused grin.

Her friend's eyes bulged as she looked at Lily in disbelief. Lily laughed as she gathered her stuff and went upstairs to the dorms; leaving James to recover.

"Sirius, close his mouth," laughed Remus. "James, you're drooling!"

Sirius tapped him on the chin and James finally snapped out of it. "Wha—"

"Are you okay?" asked Remus.

"Please tell me you heard what I just heard," James said quietly.

"Heard what?" teased Sirius. "I didn't hear a thing."

"Sirius," said Remus firmly, "don't mess with him like that."

"Did L-Lily say…yes?"

"Yes," both Sirius and Remus said as one.

"Peter, did you hear it too?" asked James.

"Yes," he responded quietly.

"She said yes," James said to himself quietly. "She really did say yes!" All of a sudden he jumped out of his chair and pumped his fist in the air. "She said yes! SHE FINALLY SAID YES!!!"

As James celebrated in the common room below, Lily laughed at the muffled shouts of glee. And as she settled in bed with a book she couldn't keep her smile suppressed. She was going on a date with James Potter; arrogant, annoying, rule breaking, trouble making, egotistical, funny, charming, handsome — not to mention persistent — James Potter.

Maybe she had lost her mind…

­­­A/N: Let's hear those reviews! Personally, I enjoyed James' reaction... but hey, lemme know what you think. I'm kind of busy this week so I don't know when the next chapter will go up... Saturday at the latest (but I hope it'll be sooner than that...)