Lily and James now sat together for every class and every meal. They seemed inseparable. Many sixth year girls were starting "We hate Evans" clubs, and every time James and Lily walked by them, they glared horribly at Lily.

"Hey, Lils," said James as he sat down next to her in the Great Hall, giving her a quick kiss on the lips.

"Hi, James. Did you have a good nights sleep?"

"Of course I did. I was thinking about you all night in my dreams." Sirius made a gagging gesture.

"Aw! Really?" Lily then began to kiss James, who returned the favor, making it a very long, passionate kiss.

"AAARGH! You two make me sick! Must you do that when I am trying to eat my breakfast?" groaned Sirius.

James laughed. "Sorry, mate. You know how much we love each other."

"Yes, yes I do…unfortunately. Must you display it publicly?

"It would do you some good to show some public signs of affection, you know," said Emma, glaring at Sirius.

"Ooooh! Trouble in the looooooove department, Padfoot?" teased James.

With that, Sirius got up from the table, glaring at James, and walked away. When he was a safe distance away from James, he brought out his wand from behind his back and shot it at James, making James turn upside down, publicly displaying his undergarments. Sirius sniggered and ran out of the Great Hall.

"OH MY GOSH! JAMES!" Lily immediately righted James, making sure he was alright. James, however, still had not gotten over the shock that the entire Hogwarts population had seen his undergarments. "I cannot believe that Black did that to you!"

"Aw, its alright, Lils. We do it to each other all the time," said James, still bright red.

"Still, it was very cruel of him to do that to you! Ugh! Black sometimes!"

"Oi, Prongs! When are you going to ask Lily to the New Year's ball?" asked Sirius at lunch. He seemed to have forgiven James, and in turn, James forgave him.

At that moment, Lily walked into the Great Hall and stood directly behind James.

"Well, I dunno…I don't think I really need to ask her. I mean, she's already mine, so-"

"JAMES POTTER! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? I AM NOT YOURS! I AM NOT AN OBJECT, JAMES! HONESTLY, SOMETIMES YOU ACT JUST LIKE HOW YOU USED TO!" And with that, Lily huffed away.

"Damn! I knew it couldn't last long!" James hurried off to try to find Lily. Emma glared at Sirius.

"What id I foo?" asked Sirius through a mouthful of food.

"Lily? Lils? I'm sorry! You know I didn't mean what I said, of course you're not an object, I-"

"James! You have to respect me! You can't just assume that I am yours! I'm a person, James! A PERSON!" James was beginning to wonder exactly how much emotional baggage was going to come with dating Lily. He stared at her, perplexed.

"Er…I know, Lily. I'm really sorry, I am!"

"I know you are, James! It's just…do try to be respectful, alright?" With that, she walked away from James, leaving him staring after her, completely confused.

So then she told you she was a person?

Yeah. It was all really quite…strange. I dunno what is up with her.

She's gone nutters, that's what.

No, she's not! You two don't even know the whole story!

What is the whole story?

Yeah! TELL US! TELL US!

I think its best that she tells you on her own, James. As for you, Sirius. It is none of your business.

Am I doing something wrong, Emma?

Of course not! She absolutely adores you, James! It's a family problem.

Good. I thought something was wrong with me.

Oi, Emma. We're going to the ball together, right?

Of course.

Are you going with Lily, James?

If she accepts, yes.

She will, don't worry. Sometimes Lily is just…a bit emotional. Which isn't your fault, James. Really. Just ask her about it.

I just hope she doesn't scream at me again.