Remus just covered his face with his hands.
Meanwhile James was having too much fun to notice anyone out of place by playing secret agent. Pressing up against the walls, peeking around corners and doing tumbles every few seconds. Lily was having the time of her life laughing and giggling but trying not to show she was having a good time.
"James!" she squealed, her chest full of laughter.
"Hurry agent Evans! There are first years to catch and distant halls to investigate!"
They had already searched all of the castle but yet they still ran around the halls. After nearly an hour of frolicking, James was toughly tried, he gave a deep sigh and fell onto the floor right where he stood.
Lily laughed, "Not tired are you?"
"Me?" James said holding his hand on his chest barely breathing, "No way,"
"Where are we anyway? I lost track," sheasked as she took a seat beside him.
"Um… seventh floor," he said after a quick look around.
"How do you know that?"
James just simply pointed up and said, "Barnabas the Barmy, Sirius and Ihad a interesting chat with him one year and now I always remember he's on the seventh floor,"
"We should be getting back to the common room, I bet its really late,"
"Well, let's get going," James said getting up, and as he walked a little ways down the colliudor he thought of a nice hot butterbeer.
"Hey Lily, you want to stop by the kitchens and get something to drink?"
"Sure, come here and help me up,"
Quickly he ran over in front of her, she outstretched her arms and he took her soft hands in his and pulled her up off the floor.
"Off to the kitchen's, lady Lily," James said softly, offering his left arm to her.
Taking his arm in with her's, they looked at each other with a smile, that equally matched the others brightness. Walking down the hallway arm in arm, lily noticed something behind her that wasn't there before. Before James went to ass the corner, she quickly turned her head to face the hallway in which they just traveled down.
"James?" she asked.
"What is it? Why did you stop?"
"Was… that door there before?"
"What door?" James asked looking around. Then finally he saw it, the alone wood door, standing right in front of the Barnabas the Barmy.
"Woow," he said as he stepped towards the door.
"James don't, it could be dark magic of some kind," Lily said as she tugged on his arm.
"Dark magic? In Hogwarts?"
"Yah that is something unbelievable,"
"Come on, I want to see what's inside,"
As James walked step by step to the door, Lily was getting bad idea after bad idea in her head about this mysterious door. It could be a trap set by the Slytherin's, with his hand tightened firmly on the door knob, he turned it counter clockwise and pushed the wooden door in to discover quite a shock.
"Goodness James!" Lily shouted excitedly.
James couldn't say a word he was struck with surprise from what stood before them.
A beautifully designed tavern just like the three broomsticks gorgeous woodwork finished a oak bar with stools, six in front, three on the two sides. There were tiny little wooden tables all around with two chairs each and red candles on each tabletop. The walls were full of paintings of the sky at all hours. Dawn, afternoon, dusk and nighttime when the moon and the stars came out to grace everyone with their beauty. The walls were made of large silver stones, along the paintings were troches lighted with white fire.
"Did you ever know this was here?" James asked walking up to the bar.
"No, never,"
"We don't have to go to the kitchens now, look!" he said holding up two butterbeer's from behind the corner.
"Where did you get those?" Lily asked pulling one towards her.
"There's tons under here!"
"Whatever this place is, is nothing less than brilliant,"
"Are you going to tell Sirius and Remus about this?" she said taking her first drink, feeling the warmth spread to her fingers and toes.
"Of course, although I know Sirius will be more interested,"