Inspirational Music: Kokomo by the Beach Boys! Come on, you know you love it!

Chapter Dedication: Christina, since I added all the fluff for you.

Remus was smiling as he felt his pocket that contained the small package he had prepared for Alex. The two weren't going out or anything, but he couldn't deny the feelings he had for her. And he had been planning for several days on inviting her along with the rest on a trip to Hogsmeade for Easter. Besides, it was the day that James was going to fulfill his dare by dressing as Snape's mother and stride through Hogsmeade as much as the woman herself would have.

When he arrived at her house, however, he felt a smile form on his lips. Rather than taking his usual way to her front door, he backtracked to the side of her house. Looking up at one of the larger windows, he made sure no one was around before he levitated himself up to it and slid it open, stepping into her laundry room. Frowning as he walked towards the hallway, he wondered which room she'd be in. Deciding to go towards where he knew her kitchen and living room were, he grinned the moment he saw her back facing him while she stood near her stove, cleaning the top off. Taking small step towards her, he pulled the packet out of his pocket before leaning towards her ear. "Happy Easter."

Alex jumped straight up, her glasses sliding down her nose as she turned towards Remus in shock. "Remus, how did you get in?" she asked, a small, yet shocked, smile on her face.

"Your laundry room window, hope you don't mind," he gave her a small grin, sliding her glasses onto her nose correctly before handing her the package she held in her hand. "I got you something."

"Remus, you shouldn't have…I mean, I didn't get you anything," Alex stated slowly, flushing slightly. After all, it wasn't every day you told someone who purchased you a gift that you didn't have something for them. True, it happened a lot, but still…that's not every day.

"No, it's alright. It's a surprise, just open it," he prodded her, giving her an excited grin while she fumbled to open it before a small box fell into her hand. Looking at him quizzically, she slowly opened it to find a small, amethyst encrusted Claddaugh ring.

"Remus…it's beautiful. You shouldn't have," Alex protested before he took her hand.

"No…I really want you to have it," he smiled, taking the ring from her hand and placing it on her finger with the heart pointed towards her. "I was hoping that…maybe, you and I could…er…I don't know if you'd want to but you know…maybe we could become a couple?" he asked, stammering slightly. He sounded so twelve!

But when Alex smiled and gave him a nod, he grinned brightly. "Really?"

"A-huh!"

"Wow…this is great!" he grinned, giving her a kiss on the cheek before remember what he had been there for otherwise. "Oh! Before I forget, I was supposed to ask you if you would like to come with me to James and Lily's place. We're going to go shopping for Easter in Hogsmeade, and I'd really like you to join us."

Giving Remus a grin, Alex nodded lightly. "Alright, I'm definitely willing," she smiled as he took her hand, interlacing their fingers together.

"Good," he responded, smiling before the two took off to the door, ready to make their way towards James and Lily's house. As they got nearer, though, their pace slowed down as they would continue to talk about something from a book they read or enough for Remus to poke and tickle her.

When they finally made it into the house, with one last jokingly stated 'Remus, stop!' coming from Alex, they looked up and stopped in mid step as they saw to looks they were getting from their friends. Minus James, of course.

"Looks like somebody isn't such a lone-body anymore," Sirius commented while the others laughed and Remus turned a slight shade of pink.

"Oh really, if I recall, you and a certain somebody else have hit it off rather well."

"Well, I never was an obvious lone-body, was I?" came the response while Sirius raised his eyebrow.

When there came no response in turn for him, Sirius grinned before folding his arms. "Yes, alright! I made my point. Now, come on! Let's go! James, come out already! We're going!"

"You can't make me leave this room. You just can't," James protested before Sirius groaned. "You know very well I can! Now get out here before I have to go on a rampage and break your things!"

"Ha! Nothing I have out there is worth this!"

"Oh really?"

"Yeah!"

"Then what about your new 24' television set that you insisted on Lily getting?"

In barely a second, James had bolted from his room before grabbing his coat and heading towards the door. "Lily, you've got Harry, right? Great. I've got the keys. Now hurry, I don't need anyone slowing me down so that Sirius over there goes on with his rampage and breaks my television. It's not going to happen!"

Sirius and Emily, however, were in a fit of laughter the moment he left the room and everyone else stood in shock at how…different James looked with the female wig and several other aspects to women he had on him.

"Excuse me, Mrs. Snape. Let me get that for you, ma'am!" Sirius called after James, a grin on his face while his best friend shot him a look. "What? If you're going to get into character we might as well call you by your 'name'!"

"When we get back, Sirius, you and I are going through a serious talk. And it definitely involves no more games we played in school and definitely no more dares where it involves me dressing up as a woman. Especially when I'm going out in public!"

"Sure thing, bud!" Sirius cheekily grinned while the six of them…seven, counting Harry…began the walk to Hogsmeade, intent on having a good day. And with James' current appearance, they were sure to have just that!