"Alright, class. Please write an essay on the Avis charm, a roll of parchment long, due next Monday. No excuses!" chirped Professor Flitwick as students filed out of the doorway. James hastily grabbed his books and made his way out of the classroom, hurrying down the hallway. Sirius and Remus followed closely behind him, and Peter panted down the hallway, trying to catch up. Suddenly James stopped, causing Sirius and Remus to bump into him.

"Oi, Evans! I reckon you know what's coming next," grinned James. Lily rolled her eyes (but smiled), and turned around to face James. A crowd of students formed around them. James and Lily's conversations were always student's favorite source of entertainment.

"Get on with it, Potter. I've got places to be," Lily groaned.

James grinned. "Will you go out with me, Evans?"

Lily grinned. "Absolutely not, Potter. There is no way I would ever go out with you. But thanks for the offer," she smirked. She turned around and began walking down the hallway with Paige and Whitney.

James laughed. "Oh, Evans? I wasn't done with you yet," he grinned.

Lily sighed, and turned around reluctantly. "What now, Potter?" she asked a bit nervously.

James pulled out a tiny, leafy plant from his pocket. "Mistletoe, Evans. I know it's a bit out of season, but I thought I'd give it a try," his eyes sparkled. Lily rolled her eyes and started walking away again, pursing her lips.

"Hey, Evans? Come back here! You know what mistletoe means!" James beamed.

Lily walked towards him, a determined look on her face. "Potter, I'd rather kiss a toad."

"That can be arranged," countered James, smirking at Lily. He knew how frightened she was of toads. He summoned a toad with his wand, and muttered some spells under his breath. Lily now looked very nervous.

James looked up at her, trying to suppress his laughter. "Alright, Evans. Here are your choices. You either kiss me, the toad, or you get hives and hair will start sprouting out of your nose." The crowd started laughing, anxiously awaiting Lily's reply. They knew Lily would never kiss a toad, and that curse sounded absolutely horrible. That only left one choice – kissing James.

Lily turned pale and frightened for a moment, then regained her composure. She grinned at James. "You're bluffing. You didn't say that curse about the hives and nose hair!"

He returned her smile. "I suppose we'll see if I was, then."

"You love me far too much to do that to me."

"Love hurts."

Lily sighed, now quite frightened. There is NO WAY I am going to kiss Potter in public. Its worse enough I kissed him in fifth year! And the toad is out of the question – ew! And I definitely do NOT want to grow nose hair and receive hives…She started pacing, thinking about what to do. James stared at her, smiling to himself. Suddenly, Lily looked up at James, full of confidence. She tried to suppress her laughter.

"Alright, James. Come here, I'll kiss you," she said, unable to hold in her laughter. The crowd gasped, and moved closer to James and Lily.

"Ah, look here. Evans is actually happy she gets to kiss me. You should feel privileged, Evans. Let this day go down in history, students, as-"

"Shut up and come here so I can kiss you already, Potter."

James did so obediently.

"Close your eyes." He did so, grinning excitedly. Lily smirked. She summoned the toad with her wand and brought it to James' lips. The crowd laughed, especially Sirius, who was laying on the floor, clutching his stomach with laughter. Lily had to laugh herself. She had just fooled the James Potter, the infamous prankster James Potter.

James opened his eyes and smiled triumphantly. "Well, I must say, Evans. You really need to work on your kissing skills." Then, in a lower tone, so only Lily could hear him, he whispered, "Whatever happened to the skills you put to good use in fifth year?"

Lily smiled inwardly, successfully holding in her laughter. She merely shrugged at James in response, and walked away with Paige and Whitney. The crowd was now dispersing, as the show was now over. James turned to face his three friends. Peter was pounding on the ground, panting slightly because of laughing. Remus was wiping tears out of his eyes, holding onto the wall for support. Sirius was rolling around on the floor like a madman, letting out barks of laughter.

James stared at them in confusion. "What? I mean, I know you're happy for me, I'm ecstatic too, but what is so funny?"

Sirius stopped laughing for a moment, stared directly into James' eyes, and starting laughing hysterically again, getting many strange looks from student passerby. Peter just continued giggling uncontrollably. Remus had a pained look on his face, trying to conceal his laughter. He turned to James. "It wasn't…Lily who you kissed…kissed toad," he managed to say, before erupting in peals of laughter once more.

James stared at him, astonished. "What? I kissed a toad?" he fumed. His eyes widened, and he suddenly pointed his wand at his mouth. "Scourgify!" His mouth was filled with soap and bubbles. James also summoned a toothbrush and started scrubbing vehemently, causing Sirius to break out in even more laughter, clutching his stomach. James scowled at his friends and stormed away, leaving them all lying on the ground, bursting with fits of giggles.

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Dear Journal,

Today was a great day! Potter did his usual routine – "EVANS! DATE! NOW!" and I refused. Then he said I could either kiss him or this toad he had summoned. If I did neither I would get hives and hair would come out of my nose. I have to admit, I was really frightened for a few minutes. Potter has a reputation of being quite talented with hexes. Then I realized he simply loves me too much to mortify me like that. But I decided to have a bit of fun with him. I told him to close his eyes, and I would kiss him. He eagerly did so. He was beaming! Then I summoned the toad over to him, and he kissed it! It was great fun! He didn't even know it wasn't me kissing him! No word from Andrew yet, but we didn't have any of the same classes today. Perhaps tomorrow.

Lily