It was the day of Andrew's "plan." Even though it had been many days since James and Lily's adventure at the Ministry, Hogwarts students couldn't help but talk about it. Naturally, the "James Fanclub" was in full swing once more. This time, however, they put a little more…zest into their efforts. They enchanted pins with James' picture on them to say, "WE LOVE JAMES! JAMES SAVED THE WORLD!" This particularly annoyed James, because he now had to put up with Sirius' teasing and nagging every time a girl tried to plant love potion in his food (which was a reoccurring incident. James now had to carry a flask everywhere he went – he couldn't trust the pumpkin juice filled goblets any longer). There were many odd rumours going around, too, such as:

"Did you hear that James was turned permanently into a moose? And Madame Pomfrey couldn't change him back for ages! If you look close enough, you can see a tiny bit of the antlers! They're still there!"

"I heard that you-know-who set them up, you know, tricked them into going to the Ministry!"

"JAMES KILLED YOU-KNOW-WHO! HE'S OUR HERO!" (Naturally, this particular rumour was spread by "James' Angels," as they called themselves.)

"LILY IS REALLY A DEATH EATER SPY! SHE WAS HIRED TO KILL JAMES!"

"LILY DIED AND CAME BACK TO LIFE!"

"Dementors attacked them and SUCKED OUT THEIR SOULS!"

The best thing James and Lily could do was try to have normal lives, and ignore all the attention. They were slowly becoming friends. There are some things people go through together, and they just have to become friends. Tackling a murderous madman is one of them.

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That morning, Lily groggily entered the Head's bathroom, wearing only a loosely wrapped towel, prepared to take a shower. Still not quite awake, she entered the bathroom without knocking on the door, opened the door to the shower, and screamed, nearly dropping her towel to the floor in shock. The person inside the shower returned her scream, but with quite a bit more masculinity.

"EVANS! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE?" James shouted, quite startled. Lily quickly closed her eyes and covered them with her hands, not wanting him to think she was staring at him in the shower.

"Sorry! SORRY! REALLY, REALLY SORRY!" Lily moaned nervously, rocking back and forth.

Suddenly, James started laughing. "You just couldn't get enough of me, could you, Evans?"

Lily scowled. "Come off it, Potter. It was an accident."

"You might want to pull your towel up. Its…erm…not serving the purpose you were intending for it." James grinned, clearing his throat for emphasis.

Lily blushed and quickly pulled it up to around her neck. "Erm…thanks," she said, biting her lip nervously. "Can I open my eyes now?"

"Depends on what you want to see."

"POTTER! Stop making such crude remarks!"

James laughed. "I've grown up with Sirius. What do you expect?"

"Really. Can I look now?"

James quickly stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. "Yeah, you can open your eyes again."

Lily reluctantly opened her eyes, uncertain of what she would see when she opened them. She looked up at James (who was a good four inches taller than her), and started laughing uncontrollably. James cocked his head to the side and gave her a strange look, highly concerned for her mental health.

"What are you laughing about, Evans?" he asked her, ruffling his hair out of habit.

"You should have…seen the look…on your face," she managed to say between breaths, continuing to laugh. "You looked…absolutely…astonished!"

James glared at her indignantly. "Well, you would be astonished too if some bloke walked in on your shower, without warning!"

Lily continued to laugh, leaning forward onto one of the sinks to support herself. "It was just…too funny," she giggled.

James smirked amusedly. "Evans, TOWEL! Honestly, it's as if you want me to see things!"

Lily stopped laughing abruptly and hastily pulled the towel up to her neck once again, blushing a bright crimson, looking away from James awkwardly.

"Maybe I should let you keep laughing, if that's what you're going to do with your towel. But in my defense, I really am trying not to stare, but its hard work!" James said smugly.

Lily slapped him on the shoulder playfully. "Shut it, Potter. What has Black done to your poor mind?"

James grinned. "If only I could tell you, Evans. Fortunately for you, I am much too gentlemanly to reveal things like that to a beautiful young lady like yourself."

Lily giggled. She couldn't help but notice James' strong, muscular chest, and the way his hair fell into his eyes. She shook her head to get it out of her mind. "So, Potter, if you're done, I'd really like to take a shower now. So please leave, unless you'd like to watch me take a shower."

James grinned mischievously. "You'll really give me the choice?"

Lily rolled her eyes, and grinned. "Just go, Potter, please? AND DON'T YOU DARE PEEK THROUGH THE DOOR!" She added, reading James' mind. James grinned, rolling his eyes, and left the bathroom reluctantly.

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Lily entered the Great Hall for breakfast after her shower, making her way over to Paige and Whitney.

James was sitting across from her, smirking. "So, Evans. I'm going to be a gentleman and not ask you how your shower went," he grinned. Sirius punched his arm with pride, nodding his head approvingly.

Lily rolled her eyes, blushing. "You really ought to stop taking to Black's advice, Potter."

Sirius perked his head up indignantly. "Excuse me? I've been with loads more girls than you have, Evans!" He glared.

Lily snorted. "Well, that's saying something." James laughed, in awe at his friend's occasional stupidity. Sirius scowled at them.

Suddenly, Andrew appeared, and slipped beside Lily, glaring at James. James frowned. He had not forgotten about Andrew's plan for that night.

Andrew kissed Lily softly on the lips. "Ready to go to Hogsmeade now, Lilydoodles?"

Lily smiled happily. "Of course, Andrew! Let's go! And I can't wait for your surprise later on!"

Andrew smirked. "Neither can I."

Andrew and Lily made their way out of the Great Hall, a concerned James staring after them.

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I just thought I'd tell you lot that quite a lot of things that occurred in this chapter actually happened to one of my best friends, Ellen (FanFiction pen name: Ishkabibbles). So, thank you Ellen for telling me all those things a certain person told you! It helped a LOT.