Disclaimer : I do not own Harry Potter, nor the characters of this fanfic…I only own the plot…

A/N : If you're a fan of Lord of the Rings, read 'You had to tell her' by Jenifaelelfe (you can find the author in my favorite authors section), It's a Sam/Rosie fanfic, very sweet…Read it! It's good.

Now, on with the chapter…I'm sure you're dying to read what will happen…

The two descended to the kitchens in silence, making sure Filch wasn't anywhere around the corner…

James was watching Lily out of the corner of his eye when he saw she was smiling. 'What are you smirking about, Evans?' he asked her playfully.

She turned towards him and asked, trying to keep herself from laughing 'Do you really have a teddy bear named Mister Fluffy?'

'Yes, as a matter of fact I do.' He said, adding under his breath 'I'm gonna kill Padfoot for this!'

Lily was silent for a while, then she asked him 'What do your nicknames stand for?'

'Um…sorry, Evans, but I can't tell you.'

She tilted her head and observed him curiously. 'Is it something to do with Remus being a werewolf?'

James stopped dead in his tracks and swirled around to face her. 'How do you know about that?'

'You forget, Potter, that I'm not one of your stupid bimbos.' she said bitterly 'I actually have a brain. And it wasn't hard to observe that Remus was always absent at the full moon, plus he always stood in the hospital wing for a few days after each absence. I merely added one and one, and the library provided the proof.'

James just looked at her with an expression of utter amazement. Lily turned her back to him and walked in front, stopping at the next corner. 'Which way?' she asked, gesturing to the two corridors in front of them.

James came behind her and was about to say something when he saw a light come out of the right tunnel.

'Shit! Filch!' he swore under his breath, and he dragged Lily behind a statue, where they waited, stiffly, for the footsteps to fade away, ignoring as best as they could that they were very close…

'Sorry about that' James said as he released Lily, trying to ignore the tingling feeling in his stomach.

They then took the right corridor, and James stopped in front of a painting of a bowl of fruits, and tickled the pear, who, after giggling softly, swung forwards.

Lily gasped as she entered. It was quite a large kitchen, and house elves were running everywhere with all sorts of foods.

One of them stepped shyly towards them and asked 'What can Debra do for the Miss and Mister?'

'Hello, Debra', James said kindly. 'Could you give us some snacks, please?'

'What kind of snacks does Mister want?'

'Anything…Cookies, chips, you get the idea…But they have to be enough for seven persons.'

Debra nodded and said, with a bright smile 'If Mister and Miss are kind enough to wait here, Debra will be back in a moment.'

So James and Lily waited.

'You know what?' James asked her after a few seconds.

'What?'

'I actually think this dare isn't so bad after all…'

Lily looked him for the first time ever in the eyes with a kind expression and said 'You know what, Potter? I agree.'

'So…truce?' he asked her, extending his hand.

Lily shook it without hesitation, then mischievously asked 'Are you gonna let Sirius get away with humiliating you?'

James grinned 'No, definitely not. But I don't have any idea of how to get back to him…'

'James Potter, the known prankster, has no idea of how to prank his best friend?' Lily smirked 'Now, that's a first. Quick, I need something to write. This is way too precious to let it go…It has to go down in history: the day when James Potter was at a loss for pranks.'

'Hey, watch it, Evans!' he warned her mockingly. 'I never said that!'

'No, but I think I may have an idea…' she said thoughtfully.

'I'm listening', James said, interested.

Lily whispered something in his ear and he nodded, grinning. 'Who ever knew Miss Lily Evans had such a mischievous mind?'

Just then, Debra returned, accompanied by two other house elves, the three of them disappearing under large baskets filled with delicious sweets. James and Lily took the baskets from them, and then James asked Debra. 'Oh, Debra, one more thing.'

'Yes, Mister?' the house elf asked with large big eyes.

'Would you, by any chance, have any Veritaserum around here?'

Debra nodded, then disappeared again, only to be back two seconds later with a small bottle filled with an odorless liquid.

James took it from her, and then he and Lily left, thanking the house elves for the food.

'Where do you think they are?' Alexa asked worriedly. 'Their twenty minutes passed, and they're not back yet.'

'Relax, Alex,' Sirius said. 'They're probably snogging somewhere.

'I suggest we use the map to find them', Remus said.

Sirius nodded and took out of his pocket an old parchment, then whispered, while taping it with his wand "I solemnly swear the I am up to no good."

Kassia and Alexa watched in wonder as tiny black dots appeared on it.

'Is that-' Alexa asked Remus, who was now smiling.

'Yup, a map of Hogwarts. It shows everyone in the castle.'

'Cool!' Kassia grinned.

'There they are!' Sirius said. 'They're coming this way' he announced, and then taped once again on the parchment whispering "Mischief managed."

And, right he was. For only two minutes later, James and Lily stepped in –arms full of baskets -, the latter laughing at something he had said.

Wait a second. Rewind that.

Lily? Laughing? At something James said?

Has hell frozen over, or what?

That was apparently what their friends thought as they shared bewildered looks.

Well, that was certainly an entertaining chapter…Only one more, and the story is finished…

Have you guessed what Lily and James are gonna do with the Veritaserum?

Hope you liked the chapter…

Anyways…I want, as per usual, at least 7 reviews before I post the next chapter…

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