by the way, has anyone heard the song Just the Girl, by The Click Five? Well, doesn't it remind you of Lily and James? How Lily hated James but he still loved her, etc…haha okay bye

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Chapter 5—Hogsmeade Date

"Lily Lily Lily!" Katie came rushing to her, almost knocking her over. Lily was taking a walk around the halls since she was bored and it was a free period, but she already finished her work.

"Gosh, what Katie?" Lily asked, though she had an idea of what could possibly make Katie this excited.

"Together. Me. Sirius. Happy!" Katie attempted, but Lily shook her head.

"No, sorry Katie baby, didn't get that." Lily told her, using one of Katie's stupid/funny nicknames.

"Sirius and I got together!" Katie jumped up and down.

"Okay, that made sense, next time----What?" Lily finally understood the sentence.

"Sirius and I are going out!" Katie exclaimed again. Lily somewhat shrieked and hugged her best friend.

"Oh, I'm so happy for you!" Lily grinned. She knew how much this meant to Katie.

"Thanks. We're going to Hogsmeade on Saturday." Katie finally calmed down.

"I forgot it was a Hogsmeade weekend. Now I don't get to hang out with you!" Lily said, but still had a smile on her face.

"Yes, you do." Katie told her, nodding.

"Erm, no I don't. You're going with Sirius. I'm not tagging along with you. Especially since you're probably going to be snogging the whole time." Lily pointed out and Katie blushed.

"Lils, you may be Head Girl and all, but sometimes you are really stupid!" Katie told her.

"Excuse me?" Lily put her hands on her hips.

"Yes, I just called you stupid. Anyways, you're double dating with us, Oh Smart One." Katie announced.

"Double dating? I don't have a boyfriend, or anyone I want to bring." Lily told her, though her mind wandered slightly to James.

"Well, James is coming." Katie stated.

"So you're setting me up with him?" Lily accused.

"Lily, c'mon! I know you fancy him!" Katie pleaded.

"No, I don't! I suppose he's my friend. Nothing more!" Lily told her.

"I'm you're best friend! I see the way you act around him! Whatever, Lily, but please come on Saturday! James will be so heart-broken if you don't!" Katie pleaded yet again.

"James? Lily you're going out with him?" Jason suddenly appeared.

"Oh, hello Jason. Haven't seen you in a while, have I?" Lily said. She really didn't like him anymore. He thought he was the greatest.

"No, you haven't. So what's this about you and Potter? You've sunk this low?" Jason said, raising his eyebrows. Katie made a disgusted sound but turned it into a cough when he spun around to look at her.

"First of all, I haven't, nor will I ever have, 'sunk this low'. Second of all, that's not low, and third of all, you seem like such a big jerk since you came here." Lily finally told him. He seemed taken aback. "I tried to be nice to you, I figured you seemed nice, but I guess I wasn't cool enough for you." She continued.

"Erm, Lily? Hate to tell you, but in case you haven't noticed, you're pretty much the most popular girl here." Jason retorted.

"I don't care about popularity. I care about losing someone I thought was a friend. I better go, can't be late for class, since, you know, I'm Head Girl and all." Lily told him and walked away, with Katie following her.

"Oh, and Katie? I'll go to Hogsmeade." She told her friend.

"Yes! I love you, Lils!" Katie gave Lily a huge hug, while they were still walking, and they both started to laugh.

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I'm beginning to think this was a mistake! Lily thought. She was tearing through all her clothes, and she couldn't seem to find what she wanted. Still in her pajamas, she left the Heads dorm, getting odd stares from students, and into the Gryffindor dorm. When she entered, Sirius started laughing at her.

"What's so funny?" She asked.

"Forget to get dressed?" He smirked.

"No, I don't know what to wear. I need Katie." She squinted her eyes at him and went up to the girl's dorm.

"Katie—." She started.

"I'm coming." Katie raised up her two hands, knowing Lily needed to know what to wear. Back in Lily's room, Katie sorted through all her clothes.

"Wear these." Katie shoved Lily a pair of tight jeans, that flared slightly at the bottom. Lily exchanged them with her pajama bottoms.

"This matches your eyes." Katie tossed Lily a green polo shirt, and Lily put it on.

"Wear these shoes. They're perfect for your outfit." Katie took out one of Lily's many pairs of shoes. They were her favorite green Converses, which, like the shirt, matched her eyes perfectly.

"Lily you look awesome! The shirt and shoes bring out your eyes so much. They're so pretty." Katie told her.

"Thanks, Kate. You're the best." Lily loved calling her Kate. It sounded cute.

"Do I look alright?" Katie looked worried. "I want Sirius to like me."

"Katie he already does! And yes, you look great!" Lily told her. Katie was wearing a short denim skirt and a blue t-shirt, that also like Lily's shirt, matched her eyes. It was a simple outfit, but it looked pretty on her.

"We better go meet the guys. I told them we would meet at the Entrance Hall." Katie announced.

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James and Sirius were standing by the large doors, both with their hands in their pockets. Sirius was looking sexy in jeans and a black button up shirt, with the first 2 buttons undone and his hair messy and swept over his eye. Katie grinned at Lily, who just laughed. James actually wore the same type of thing, just a dark blue shirt. His hair was its usual mess. Lily ran a hard through her smooth hair, sighing quietly to herself. She was rather nervous.

"Hey." James said, also sounding nervous.

"Hey." Lily responded, and looked over at Sirius and Katie. Sirius grabbed Katie's hand and kissed it, then laced it with his. Katie smiled and looked back at Lily.

"Are you guys ready?" She asked. They both nodded.

"Let's eat at Three Broomsticks." Sirius said. Lily playfully rolled her eyes.

"Is that all you think about?" She asked him.

"What, broomsticks? No. I love playing Quidditch and everything but I don't think about it all the time. I mean, that's just weird, Lilykins, no one thinks about brooms all the time, unless you do, 'cause if you do it's okay! I just think it's strange but, I mean, you're not strange or anything---," Sirius babbled on until Lily cut him off.

"Sirius! I meant food." Lily cleared.

"Oh." Sirius said, scratching his head. Katie laughed. "Yeah, pretty much." He finally answered the correct question.

"You know, Padfoot? I'm beginning to think Lily is actually right. You're really odd." James told him.

"Oh, shut up." Sirius snapped.

"When did I say that?" Lily didn't remember saying it.

"Fourth year." James answered simply.

"I did? Oh yeah I remember! You came up to me and I told Sirius he was odd and then I said that you were a prat. But how do you still remember that?" Lily asked.

"I just do." James looked slightly embarrassed. He remembered almost everything Lily told him, but kept that a secret. Although he remembered Remus asked him if she remembered everything, because he was curious if James really loved Lily. James never answered the question, but Remus knew the answer.

They walked into Three Broomsticks and sat down at a booth by the window. Lily felt stupid, because she forgot her sweater, and with it being late November, it was rather cold. James saw her shiver and took off his jacket and handed it to her. She surprised him by taking it.

"Thanks." She smiled at him. James almost died. This was his paradise. He was sitting here with Lily, cozy in a booth at Three Broomsticks, with her wearing his favorite jacket.

James's jacket was warm and soft, and smelled incredibly good, like his cologne. It was definitely too big for Lily, but she snuggled into it. Katie nudged her under the table, and smiled at her.

Madam Rosmerta came up to them and looked surprised.

"Well, this is new. Lily Evans and James Potter together?" She said, smiling. Katie nodded.

"They're joining Sirius and me." She told her.

"Still shocking though, I seem to recall a day last year when Lily threw her butterbeer in Mr. Potter's face." Madam Rosmerta remembered.

"Yeah, I remember that too." James said, looking at Lily, without expression on his face. "Took forever to get the smell off of me." He added. Lily smiled sheepishly.

"Sorry, but I had to! It was the only way to get rid of you!" She tried defending herself. Everyone laughed, including James.

"Okay, what would you all like to eat?" Madam Rosmerta took their orders and went to get the food. She came back shortly and dropped off their food.

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After Three Broomsticks, James, Sirius and Katie wanted to stop at the Quidditch shop, so Lily was dragged along. Katie came out, carrying a small package.

"Sirius bought me these!" She grinned madly. "They're chaser gloves! I've been dying to get them. They protect your hands when you catch the Quaffle."

"Aw, how sweet Sirius." Lily smiled at him, messing with him. He gave a sarcastic smile and walked off towards Honeydukes, with his arm around Katie's waist.

Lily (still wearing James's jacket) and James followed behind them and stepped in the warm shop. It smelled so good. Lily always loved the scent of Honeydukes.

"What were Remus and Peter doing today?" Lily tried to start a conversation.

"Remus is helping Peter with his transfiguration. You need patience to tutor Peter, so Remus is the only one that can do it." James replied.

They all left the shop, carrying bags of sweets, and walked down the cobblestone street.

"Is it alright if Sirius and I go in here? We want some hot chocolate." Katie said, stopping at Three Broomsticks again.

"Sure, we can find something to do." Lily did want to give Katie and Sirius some alone time.

"Here Lily, we can sit over there." James pointed to an empty bench. They sat and there was an awkward silence between them.

"You're much different this year, James." Lily stated quietly after a while. James shrugged.

"I guess so. Maybe I just grew up a little." He offered.

"Maybe." Lily didn't look at him, she just looked down the road at all the busy students, her hair blowing behind her from the chilly wind, only looking away when she got a glare from a girl she knew had a crush on James. James was studying her shoes.

"I like those shoes, Lily. They match your eyes." He told her. Lily smiled sweetly, looking at the shoes too.

"Thanks. That's what Katie said. My dad bought them for me, before he left." She told him.

"What do you mean?" James wondered.

"My dad walked out on us. I don't know why. My mum and I were at dinner with him, and they got in an argument and he said he wanted to use the loo, but he never came back. He took the car and everything, so we had to walk home." She confessed.

"I'm sorry. That's terrible." James finally looked into her eyes.

"It's alright. Really. It was two years ago, so I'm over it now, my mum's re-married anyway." Lily assured him. "Can I ask you something?" James smiled.

"You just did."

"Okay, something else."

"Go on."

"Why does Sirius live with you?" Lily wondered. James looked away again and bit his lip.

"He ran away." He finally answered.

"Why?" Lily asked softly.

"His family. Oh they were awful. They only believed in purebloods and being in Slytherin. They always hated Sirius, but even more when he got into Gryffindor. Sirius just couldn't take it. I've never seen him lose control like that before. He had all his stuff with him, and came to my house, shaking like mad." James told Lily.

"I never knew it was that bad for him." Lily stated. James just nodded.

"Yeah, but he found a way to be happy still." He spoke eventually and Lily smiled.

"It's amazing how someone can still do that, with a home like that." She said.

"Yes. It is." James smiled slightly at her, which she returned and they both gazed toward the castle, with the wind ruffling their hair.

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