One hour passed by as others passed somewhat slowly, class by class James thought it took forever and a day for lunch hour to come along. Of course any class without Sirius or Remus was exceptionally boring, and there were no danger of him doing his work on time. He always finished it later in the day when he was wide awake and full of energy. He always finished it later in the day when he was wide awake and full of energy. Still depressed after the events that happened earlier in the day during potions, James stumped down into his usual spot in the great hall to Sirius.

" Afternoon prongs," Remus said, noticing James not eating, while staring off into space.

" Erm," James muttered.

"Remember what we talked about?" Remus said pointing his fork at James. "About using full understandable words?"

"He's kicking himself in the ass because he went all hocus pocus on snivluss,"

"And he thinks Lily will get mad…"

"You mean hate him even more?" Sirius butted in, putting a spoonful of mashed potatoes into his mouth.

"So much for being tact,"

"It's alright Moony, I just have to realize she will never take me as I am,"

"How about we just throw snivius to the giant squid? Problem solved." Sirius said grinning while staring over at the Slytherin table.

"Then that would cause another problem, I think people would notice he was missing,"

"Nobody would miss him," James said rising his head up.

"James don't turn your head,"

"Why?" Sirius asked suspiciously.

Then just as Remus predicted James and Sirius turned their heads left, down the table and saw a not happy Lily walking towards them. James tried his best to crawl underneath the great wooden table, but Sirius kept pulling him back up to face her.

"I'm sorry Lily!" James shouted out with his arms over his head.

"Sorry about what?" She said, then looked at Remus then Sirius.

"Well.. Uh.. Why are you looking so mad?"

"And why are you talking to James?"

Sirius didn't get an answer right away because he was too busy moaning and rubbing where James kicked him under the table.

"Just upset about my last class is all, if I wasn't head girl I'd…" Then she punched her fist.

"Oh!" Sirius shouted out excited,"

"Some going to get their ass kicked?"

"Sirius please don't cuss," Remus said still eating, staring at his plate.

"I don't want to talk about it, but James. ProfessorDumbledore wants a word with you after lunch,"

It was as if his heart dropped into his stomach.

"Do you know why?" he asked nervously.

"No, he probably just wants to talk some things over with you,"

"Ok thanks Lily,"

"Your welcome, um.. Do you mind if I sit here?" She asked looking down, playing with her fingers.

It seemed to happen so fast, James jumped up fast as he could knocking over Sirius plate in the process, hitting his knee under the table, tripping over his own two feet as soon as he got from his seat.

"I think through all that trouble, James would like you to take his seat." Remus said grinning.

Lily just smiled and… could it be? A color of reddish tint in her cheeks? Surely not, that Lily Evans was tickled or least happy? To be sitting next to James? If this was a rise by change of heart, no bad could come of it.

As the days passed, classes dragged on, homework piled and the cold frosty air blew its way over Hogsmeade, the castle and the grounds. Inside the halls became a bit drafty so that the students toke to wearing their house scarf's to and from each class. Sirius, undoubtedly smarter than the rest, would perform a simple warming spell on his pants or shirt at any given time he felt the least bit chilly. Him and James even found it amusing to perform the charm on unknowing pretty seventh years, causing them to strip down to barely nothing.

More than once Sirius suggested showing James how much of a good best friend he was and trying it out on Lily.

"Sometimes I wonder why I even hang around you." Remus said with a grin, looking at Sirius.

"Because you love me of course." He said balancing his wand on his finger.

Sitting along with his two best friends in the common room James still felt alone, he was missing something. Green eyes, long red hair. Ever since Lily had started sitting at the end of the grydiffor table with them, Remus and Sirius was mostly talking among themselves, not because James was too scared to speak nor any other negative reason. It was merely the fact that Lily and James would talk so much about so many different things, they couldn't squeeze a single word in between them.

It surely is lonely without her around, of course I love my mates but its different with her. I've been around her so much this past week that its odd not to see her around now that it's the weekend.

Just then as James still stared lazily into the roaring fire the portrait hole opened suddenly with a loud creak and through came Lily, noticing James she quickly smiled.

"Did you enjoy your detention yesterday evening?"

"Of course, its always fun to scrub down the house tables at least twice." James said moving over on the couch to make room for Lily.

"What did you do anyway. I hope you didn't land yourself in trouble." Lily said with a serious tone, watching Sirius and Remus lye at her feet blowing bubbles out of the end of their wands.

"Of course not. I just took the blame for something Sirius had done." he said while poking Sirius in the side with his toe. Sirius looked up and finally caught on.

"Oh! You know me, Mr. trouble,"

"By the way James," Lily said as she glanced at her watch. "We need to patrol its nine o'clock,"