The Ultimate Year

by knk6700

As the Marauders, Lily, and Jasmine enter their 7th and final year at Hogwarts they will have to navigate through the secrets and lies that surround them as the world outside of Hogwarts becomes increasingly more dangerous. Will they manage to stay together or will the lies and secret tear them apart? This will be a final year none of them are going to forget. (Sequel to FBTH)

5. Chapter 5: The Hogsmeade Dates

Chapter 5: The Hogsmeade Date(s)

A/N The day has come. Jily is finally going on their first date. And well Sazzy kind of is too. They haven't really been on a Hogsmeade date that wasn't set up for them, so they are both going on dates. And I really hope you vote for a name for Sazzy's daughter's name. (See the previous chapter for more info)
Also, I am deeply sorry for the extended delay on getting this chapter out. I've been pretty busy lately babysitting my cousins. Also, I have gotten into this television series called Bones and I absolutely love it, so I've been binge-watching all the seasons for the last couple of weeks. That has kept me pretty busy. I'm also working on something that I think you will all really like. I hope to finish it soon. Until then I will keep it a surprise.
One last thing that I hope you read. Anyway, when it gets to the day of the date I'm going to be switching back and forth between the date that James and Lily are on and the one that Sirius and Jasmine are on. I felt it would be fun to do it that way. I hope it doesn't confuse anyone.

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or anything in this story that appears to come from anything Harry Potter related. The only thing that I own in this story is my OC, Jasmine, as well as the plot of this story.

James and Lily had to wait until the second weekend in October before he and Lily could finally go on their first date. The first Hogsmeade weekend wasn't until then, so they had to wait. That did not mean they kept to themselves, though. It almost seemed like every time one of the Marauders, besides James entered the common room, James and Lily were all over each other. Jasmine once disturbing found her cousin and James sitting in a dark nook in Gryffindor common room. James was sitting in a particularly hidden armchair. He had appeared to have been doing his Transfiguration. Meanwhile, Lily was sitting on the floor in between James's legs reading a book. To anyone besides Jasmine the scene might have thought it was cute. Jasmine, who did think that it was cute, but it didn't occur to her that when James and Lily got together that it would like her brother and sister together. Thus, it was quite disturbing for the girl at times when she saw them together. She was still happy they were finally together, though.

None of the Marauders really appreciated finding Jily snogging in the common room and even sometimes the boys' dorm room. Finding them in there was especially unappreciated by the boys. Jasmine and the other girls had yet to find them in their dorm room yet despite James and the other boys know how to get up to the girls' dorms. Jasmine was rather grateful for that.

They were exaggerating how much the two were actually snogging or just all over each other, though. In reality, the new couple was just found together a lot of the time not really because they were a couple now but rather because they were still Head Boy and Head Girl. They still needed to work together, and it wasn't always all that easy when they were surrounded by other people. They found that they worked best in the Marauders' dorm when it was empty as well as with the common room. It just worked well for them. And if they happened to sit closer, well that was just that. They were together now and everyone else would just have to deal with it. Even if they happened to find them giving each other a chaste kiss goodbye or snogging in a broom closet (not that they ever did snog in a broom closet).

As the new couple Jily was enjoying their time together until their first official date, there was "trouble" a brewing between Sirius and Jasmine. While the two were overly happy for their respective best friends, they had realized that they hadn't focused much on their own relationship. Sure, they spent time together and hung out and occasionally snogged in a broom closet, but despite all that, they realized they hadn't truly been on many traditional dates. Therefore, Sirius being the ridiculously dramatic person that he was, decided that he was going to plan the most amazing date for him and Jasmine that same Hogsmeade weekend. It would be a date Sirius would make sure that Jaz would never forget (and he was absolutely right).

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Time seemed to fly as the term continued for the young 7th years. Before they knew it, the first Hogsmeade weekend of the term was upon them. And that meant that Jily would be going on their first date. Sirius would also be taking Jasmine on a date too because they haven't really gone on many date dates. Also, Sirius wanted to do something special for the girl that he loved so much, so why not plan a special Hogsmeade weekend date with her. But Jasmine didn't exactly know that Sirius had something big planned for their date. She knew they were going on a date of course, but she didn't know that Sirius had actually planned out a date for them. She just figured that they would do what they usually did. So, she was in for a surprise.

The morning of their dates, both James and Sirius woke up early. They (mainly James) needed time to get ready for their dates. Sirius only woke up early because he knew how James was about his hair. He knew his best mate would be even more particular given this was his first date with Lily. Therefore, Sirius needed to be the first one to show or else they would be late. Thankfully, Sirius was able to grab the shower first. James waited patiently for his friend to finish. He busied himself by picking out his outfit so it would be ready when he finished.

It wasn't long before Sirius exited the bathroom in nothing more than a towel. James hurriedly took a shower so he could do his hair. He used some of his father's hair potion in an attempt to fix his unruly hair. It looked terrible so he took another shower and tried again still using Sleekeazy's Hair Potion. It still didn't look right so he washed it out again. Third times the charm, right? It was in this case because James decided to give up and style his hair as he usually would. That meant using the smallest amount of his father's hair potion and running it through his hair in an attempt to tame it at least somewhat. He looked in the mirror before exiting the bathroom. It isn't how he wanted it, but it looks better than it did in his 2 other previous attempts.

When James finally steps out of the bathroom, he sees that Sirius is already ready to go. He's wearing his usual black leather jacket that Jasmine gave him. He's wearing it over a black Led Zeppelin shirt that Lily gave him when they bonded after Lily and Jasmine introduced him to Muggle music. Sirius is also wearing some regular old jeans. Upon seeing Sirius ready to go, James gets dressed quickly grabbing the clothes that he had already picked out. He puts on a light blue collared shirt then pulls on a deep blue jumper that his mother got him. He pulls on some khakis, but he doesn't tuck his shirt in. He also slips on his watch. Then he turns to Sirius, and they head down to the common room to wait for the girls.

On the way down Sirius makes sure to tease James about his excessive showering. "I mean come on, how many times do you need to shower? It's insanity that you showered 3 times this morning. Were you really that smelly?" That last remark earned Sirius a smack upside the head from James, but otherwise, James said nothing.

Meanwhile, the girls also had gotten up early to get ready. Well, actually Lily got up early and woke up Jasmine to help her get ready for her big date. Jaz had not been happy about that at first, but hearing the distress and worry in Lily's voice, Jaz got over it. "Mina, I am so grateful you aren't that mad at me. I just really needed your help. I have no idea what I should wear."

Jasmine sighed exasperated, "Lils, just wear clothes. Anything you wear, James will think you look beautiful in. That boy has fancied you since like 5th year. He will think you look great in anything that you wear."

Lily had the decency to blush, but she still couldn't help but fret over what to wear and how to do her hair. "But Mina, what if I wear the wrong thing. I really fancy James and I would hate to screw this up on the very first date."

Jasmine rolled her eyes. "Really, Lils? You two have been together official or not for like the past month and you're worried that one date is going to ruin all that? That's ridiculous Lils. One date isn't going to change your relationship with James even if it goes horribly wrong."

Finally seeing the logic in her cousin's argument, Lily's nerves settled a little bit. She was able to calm herself down enough to dismiss most of her worries, but she still was going to need Jasmine's help picking out what to wear. "Fine. You're right, but that doesn't mean that I'm not going to want your help picking out my outfit. I want to knock James off his feet, but you know I don't want to freeze. It is getting cooler."

Jasmine smirked. "Of course. That is not going to be a problem." Jasmine grabbed some of Lily's clothes that she knew James would absolutely love and pulled her cousin into the bathroom as to not disturb their other dormmates any more than they probably already had.

Lily ended up in a long-sleeve forest green shirt with the sleeves flaring out. The shirt had a square neckline that showed off the necklace that James got Lily beautifully. For her bottoms, Jaz grabbed one of her own pair of pants for Lily to borrow. They are high waist ripped jeans that absolutely hug her hips in a way that accent her curves perfectly. They go well with the shirt she had on.

After picking out an outfit that would definitely knock James off his feet, Jasmine helped Lily do her makeup. They decided to only put a little on as Lily was already naturally beautiful. She didn't need her face caked with makeup covering that up. While Jaz was doing that, Lily realized that her cousin still needed to get ready too. Once Jaz finished, Lily brought up her concern. "Mina! We've been so focused on getting me ready that you still haven't gotten ready."

Jasmine looked down and noticed that she was indeed still in her pajamas. "Don't worry, Lils. I already got my outfit picked out and everything. I wasn't planning on doing anything with my hair or makeup so don't you dare try and do anything."

Lily backed up. "Wasn't planning on it, Mina. But you have to hurry or else we will be late." Lily exited the bathroom, with Jaz following close behind. She quickly grabbed one of her favorite outfits which consisted of a grey long sleeve shirt that hung of her one shoulder. It also included her favorite pair of bell-bottom jeans. As for jewelry, Jasmine wore her usual friendship bracelet from Lily as well as her charm bracelet from Sirius. She added a musical note necklace that Lily gave her years ago. Once she was ready, she exited the bathroom to show Lily. Her cousin nodded her head in approval, and then they headed down to the common room to meet up with their dates.

The boys were sitting by the fireplace waiting for the girls. They were discussing something, but neither girl could hear what they were saying since they were too far away, and they were whispering amongst themselves. They did notice that the two didn't seem to hear or notice them, so they took this as an opportunity they couldn't pass up. The girls snuck down the stairs and behind their dates. Once behind them, the girls threw their arms around their respective dates shouting "Boo!"

The two boys jumped, started by the girls' actions. James and Sirius, not knowing it was the girls turned around instinctively with their wands raised. They were ready to defend themselves until they realized who had "scared" them. They lowered their wands so that they weren't aimed at their dates, who were now laughing at them. They continued to laugh for couple more moments before calming down.

"That was great, Lils." Jasmine raised her hand looking for a high five from Lily. Lily obliged and slapped her cousin's hand.

"I agree, Mina. I didn't expect them to react like that, but it was still priceless." Lily gave her cousin a grin before turning her attention back to the boys who were now glaring at their dates. The girls could tell they weren't all that mad at them as they could see there was a glimmer of amusement in their eyes. Lily gave the boys a grin before saying, "So, are we going or not?"

James rolled his eyes and chuckled. He walked around the couch and offered his arm to Lily. "Shall we?"

Lily laughed and hooked her arm in James's. Then James led the redhead out of the Gryffindor common room. They left the other two behind as they headed down to get breakfast before their date in Hogsmeade.

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Jily's Hogsmeade date

James led Lily with their arms linked all the way down to the Great Hall. On the way, he told her, "Lily-pad, you look beautiful. I love the outfit."

Lily grinned. "Really? Because I wasn't sure what to wear this morning."

"It's perfect, especially for what I have planned for today." James leaned down and kissed Lily on the cheek. It was then that he noticed the necklace. "Hey, isn't that the necklace I gave you for Christmas? I'm glad that you are making use of it. It looks great."

Lily blushes and feels the need to confess just how often she's been wearing the necklace. "Yeah, well it's my favorite necklace. Actually, I haven't really taken it off since I first put it on."

James's jaw dropped at the sudden revelation. "Wait! What? How could that be? I've never seen you wear it before now. The last time I saw you wear it was the ball."

"I've worn it under my clothes, mainly my robes since then, doofus."

"That's fair." James laughed at Lily's insult before changing the subject. They continued talking all the way down to the Great Hall. Though they would have kept talking as they entered, James, ever the bragger, stopped at the entrance to announce to everyone in there, "I'm going on a date with Lily Evans!" Then he leads Lily over to Gryffindor table.

Upon taking their seats, Lily smacks James's arm in retaliation for the stunt he just pulled. This causes them to get into a small disagreement over his actions with James insisting that it was necessary and Lily seeing it as ridiculous. While they are arguing, they are oblivious to what is going on around them. They fail to notice the exchange of money being made throughout most of the hall. Most of it happens at the Gryffindor table but there is some money being exchanged between Ravenclaws and between Hufflepuffs. There is even money being exchanged between professors.

By the time James and Lily have resolved their argument all the money from bets has been e exchanged. It was a good thing it was because their disagreement was resolved rather quickly. James didn't want to ruin their date with this stupid argument, so he apologized to Lily. Though, he did warn her that it was bound to happen again as that was just who he was. It didn't matter if he was head boy or not.

As the two of them eat their breakfast, James starts to tell Lily what he has in store for their big date. Originally, he was going to plan it with Sirius, but then they got busy. They both still ended up planning their dates but did so separately. James tells Lily, "Despite being friends for almost a year now, Lily, I wasn't actually sure where you wanted to go in Hogsmeade. So, I decided that we could just stroll around Hogsmeade before stopping for lunch. I figured that if you want to go somewhere specific, we can stop there whenever you want."

Lily was surprised that James actually thought to take her feelings and wants into account when he was planning their date. Lily hadn't really been on many dates where the guy actually took that incentive and cared about what she wanted. Her previous dates obviously fancied her or were at least interested at least at first, but then when it came to the date they didn't really take an interest in her and her wants. For this reason (and others) she hadn't really had a long-term boyfriend over the years. She had a few boyfriends over the years but none that stuck around for that long. She had suspected that James might have had something to do with that, but it didn't really matter to her now since she was dating James.

Lily gave James a peck on the cheek in appreciation for his considerations. "I love that idea. We can window shop as we stroll around." Now James wasn't sure what window shopping was, but if Lily enjoyed it, he would give it a try. Who knows, maybe he would enjoy it too.

Upon finishing breakfast, James and Lily walked hand-in-hand to the Hogwarts castle entrance to wait for the carriages. Also waiting were other students, 3rd year and above. The 3rd years looked particularly excited as this would be their first time visiting the wizarding village of Hogsmeade. James was internally about as excited as they were about this Hogsmeade weekend. Externally, though, he only seemed a fraction as excited as the 3rd years. He had a reputation to uphold after all. He couldn't lose his cool just because he was finally going on a date with the girl he had fancied since 5th year. Thus, he would at least try to keep up appearances and look as suave as he could manage with the knowledge that he was finally going on a date with Lily Evans. And he appeared to be at least partly successful at keeping his cool around Lily thus far. Although, he had run his hands through his hair a few times already. That was a nervous habit of his. He just hoped his habit hadn't ruined his hair that he had worked so hard on this morning.

James was brought out of his nervous internal ramblings when Lily squeezed his hand. "Hey! Let's get going. The carriages await." Lily smiled that smile that James loved oh so much. Then she dragged him out the door to the awaiting carriages.

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Sazzy's Hogsmeade Date

After James and Lily had left the two of them alone in the common room, they stood in silence momentarily before Sirius awkwardly suggested, "So, I guess we should get going too."

Jasmine had a different idea, though. "Actually, I was thinking that instead of going down to breakfast in the Great Hall, we sneak down to the kitchens for breakfast. Then I figure we can sneak off early through the passageway that leads to the cellar at Honeydukes.

Sirius loves the idea. "Sounds perfect! Better than what I originally had planned."

Hearing that Sirius had actually had something planned for this date, Jasmine immediately wanted to know what he had planned. She wasn't all that big on surprises, so the fact that Sirius was keeping his plans for this date unsettled her. "What did you have planned?" Her only response was a shake of the head from Sirius. "Oh, come on, Pads, you can tell me." Again, she was met with a refusal from Sirius. "You know how much I hate surprise, Pads, so could you please tell me."

Finally, Sirius said something, "All in due time, my love." Then he grabbed her hand and led her down to the kitchens, careful not to get caught.

They arrived in the kitchens and were greeted by the many house elves. They provided them with a not-so-healthy breakfast of chocolate croissants and other dessert-like things. It was delicious and just what Jasmine had expected from the house elves. Jasmine makes sure to thank the house elves for the food before they leave to go to Honeydukes.

After they eat, they head to the secret passageway that leads to Honeydukes. Once inside Honeydukes, they spend some time looking around and browsing. Sirius decided to save his money since he was now disowned and had no money he was going to need to save as much as he could. Still, he ended up buying a couple of sugar quills for Jaz since they are his favorite, tied with chocolate frogs. He was still her boyfriend after all. Jaz appreciated the gesture, but she disapproved slightly of him spending his money on her. She knew he needed to save the money, but right now as she ate one of her sugar quills, she couldn't really care.

After Honeydukes, the two of them head to Zonko's to look around and maybe stock up on some supplies. It was in the prank store that the two of them got into a small little argument. Jasmine had a prank idea come to her that she bounced off of Sirius. He liked the idea and found it was a great prank.

"I think using dungbombs would be just the thing that we would need to use as a distraction," Jasmine says as she goes to pick up a couple of them.

Sirius disagrees, "I don't think so." He takes the dungbombs from his girlfriend and puts them back. "I think that we could easily cause our own distraction without the dungbombs. There are plenty of spells that we could use as a distraction. We could use one of those. Why waste our money on dungbombs when we could accomplish the same thing for free."

"I get that, Pads, but I think that using dungbombs would be more effective. We are still not proficient at casting spells without words. The distraction would not be a surprise like I want it to be," Jasmine retaliates.

"What does it matter?! Who cares? We only need a distraction. We could even have someone off to the side cast it if need be. That way it would still be a surprise," Sirius says, exasperated. He can't understand why Jasmine isn't listening to reason. His argument is a valid one if anything. Plus, he thinks that they should save as much money as they can if they plan on getting a place together after Hogwarts. He expects they will, especially with what he has planned.

"Fine, Sirius. You're right, but I still want to get the dungbombs. It couldn't hurt right."

"But it could! Come on Jaz, we don't need them. If we really want to use them for the prank later on, then we can borrow some from James. I know he has plenty stocked up."

"Fine, Padfoot. I get it. I won't get them. Just forget the prank. We don't have to do it." Jasmine stormed out of Zonko's Joke Shop in a rage. She understood that Sirius had a point, but she had wanted to get the dungbombs. She was actually thought Sirius would appreciate the idea even if she weren't planning on using them for the prank anyway. She was actually planning on giving it to Sirius later on. She knew that Sirius's supply was running low, so Jaz thought she would make up an excuse to get him some without him knowing. She wanted to do something nice for her like he had done with the sugar quills. She could have easily argued against getting those for her. She just couldn't see why early Sirius was willing to spend money on her, but now he wasn't willing to let her spend money on him whether he knew that or not. She was pissed at his double standards. It frustrated her.

Sirius chased after his steaming mad girlfriend. This was not how he wanted this date to go. He had not wanted them to get into an argument, especially over something as trivial as dungbombs. It was such a stupid argument too. Now Sirius was afraid he had ruined their date. He was hoping that he could still salvage by apologizing for his stupidness. Thankfully, he easily caught up to Jasmine. "Mare, I'm sorry!" Sirius called out.

Jaz turned around to face her boyfriend. Her anger had mostly subsided by that point, but it completely disappeared upon seeing Sirius's face. His apologetic expression was enough to get her to accept his apology almost immediately. "It's okay, Pads. It was stupid anyway."

Sirius walked up to Jasmine so that he was at arm's length from the girl. "Not it's not. If it really meant that much to you, I should have been more supportive. If you really want those dungbombs, who am I to stop you."

"You idiot!" Jaz whacked Sirius on the arm. "I didn't want them for me. I noticed your supply was running slow and wanted to get you something like you had gotten me the sugar quills. Why can you spend money on me, but I can't spend money on you?"

"Wait, what?" Sirius was a bit confused at the moment. "You weren't even planning on getting those dungbombs for me? How come you didn't just say that?"

"I don't know. I guess I just wanted to surprise you like you are surprising me on this date. Plus, I know how you would take it. It wasn't charity. I just wanted to return the favor."

"Oh, Mare. I wish you had just told me that. Because I'm actually good on dungbombs. James and I tend to share our supply because of how often we use them. We figured it was easier to just share. It was a sweet gesture though. But I am still sorry for the way I reacted. I just want you to save your money."

"I get it, Pads. I forgive you, but you have to know that you should save your money too. Just because I love sugar quills didn't mean that you had to get me some at Honeydukes. If you want me to save my money, then you should save your money too, especially now. Please no more spending that isn't necessary."

"Fine. I completely agree, Mare." Sirius flashed the girl in front of him.

"Good, now that that is settled." Jasmine pulled Sirius in for a kiss. It wasn't awfully long, but it was long enough to get her point across. "Let's get back to our date."

Sirius grins and takes Jasmine's hand. He changes the subject and soon it is like they hadn't even had an argument at all. They head for the Three Broomsticks for some lunch and butterbeer. They both refused to go to Madam Puddifoot's, both having quite different reasons for not wanting to go. They both hated how girly and pink it was, but Sirius had other reasons for despising the place. Overall, though, they both couldn't stand the place. Therefore, they chose to go to the Three Broomsticks instead.

They find that the Three Broomsticks was packed as it usually was. They look around and can't find an open table, which is exactly what Sirius expected. It was all going according to plan, Sirius just needed to grab some butterbeers to go, if he could. "Hey, why don't you wait here, Mare? I'm going to go see about getting us some butterbeers to go." Then he disappeared. When Sirius returned, he was carrying two butterbeer. He gave one to Jasmine and used his free hand to grab Jasmine's free hand. He led her out of the inn and back outside.

Once outside, Jaz asks, "What are we going to do now? And you better not say go to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop."

"Bloody hell no! I'd never suggested going there. I have something else in mind," Sirius assures Jasmine.

"And what would that be?" Jaz asks. She still hated that Sirius was keeping his plans a secret.

"You'll see!"

"Ugh! Can't you just tell me?" Jasmine protested.

"It wouldn't be much of a surprise if I did, now, would it?"

"Fine. But this better be the only surprise, Pads," Jasmine conceded. Sirius didn't respond. He only started to lead her by the hand toward the destination that he had in mind.

It didn't take long before they had arrived. Eventually, they were standing outside of the Shrieking Shack. It was rather secluded and there was no one else around. Typically, most people didn't venture near it. That was mainly due to the rumors that the shack was haunted, but Sirius and Jasmine knew better. They knew it wasn't actually haunted but rather that a werewolf by the name of Remus Lupin would transform in the shack on the nights of the full moons.

When Jaz saw where Sirius had taken her, she was surprised. "What are we doing here?"

Sirius pulled out a piece of cloth or something from his jacket pocket in response. He explains, "Well, I was thinking we could have a little picnic. Hardly anyone comes over here, so we practically have the space to ourselves. We can have a peaceful lunch with just the two of us."

Jasmine smiled. "I love that idea." She kissed Sirius on the cheek. "But what are we going to eat? You didn't grab us any food from the Three Broomsticks."

Sirius cast engorgio to enlarge the cloth, which was a blanket. "Not to worry my love," Sirius assured his girlfriend. "I came prepared." He then proceeds to pull a mini picnic basket from a pocket in his jacket.

"You planned this," Jasmine states.

"Isn't that what I already told you," Sirius responds cheekily.

Jasmine smacks him on the arm. "That is not what I meant, and you know it."

Sirius responds with a smirk. Then he casts engorgio on the mini picnic basket. "Of course, I planned for this. I wasn't about to take you to the plain old Three Broomsticks where it is typically overcrowded. I wanted this to be a special date. I love you, Mare, and you deserve a special, romantic date even if it is by the Shrieking Shack." Jasmine laughed but gave him a kiss anyway.

Upon taking seats on the blanket, Sirius explained further feeling that he needed to. "So, I wasn't entirely sure whether we would be allowed to take food out of the Three Broomsticks, so I asked the House Elves to pack me some food in a basket. They were more than willing to oblige. I would have told them to pack so butterbeer too, but I figured even if Rosmerta wouldn't let us take some to go, we could sneak some out anyway."

Jasmine laughed. "I can see it now. Wanted: Jasmine Dupont and Sirius Black – The Butterbeer Thieves. It would be front page in the Prophet."

Sirius laughed along with Jaz. "For sure, Mare! We could evade capture though. As long as we are together, they'd never catch us. We would be too smart for them."

Jasmine smiled at Sirius. "They really wouldn't be able to." Then she leaned over from her spot on the blanket over to where Sirius was sitting and kissed him. After pulling away, Jaz asked, "So what do we have to eat?"

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Back to Jily's date

James and Lily had managed to get a carriage alone. They had originally expected to be joined by Sirius and Jasmine but obviously, they weren't. That didn't really bother them, though. They figured the other couple had just wanted some alone time or that they were running late or something. Whatever the case, they weren't worried. James and Lily also figured that they would see them later on anyway. It was bound to happen that they would at least run into their best friends at some point. It was likely they would see them at least at lunch at the Three Broomsticks. James and Lily knew there was no way that the other couple would be going to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop.

Speaking of Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, James wanted to make sure that Lily was okay not going there for lunch and instead of going to the Three Broomsticks, so he brought it up on their carriage ride. "You don't mind if we go to the Three Broomsticks for lunch instead of Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop, right Lily?"

Lily laughed. "Oh, thank God. I was afraid you were going to that awful tea shop. You weren't really specific earlier about where we were going for lunch."

James laughed too. "No way. I have been there enough times to know to keep away. That is not the place to bring a date despite what anyone else might tell you."

At first, Lily was willing to accept that explanation, but then she thought it sounded a bit suspicious. "You go banned from there, didn't you?"

"What, no!" James tried to play it off, but he could see it wasn't working. "Yeah. Lifetime ban! Both Sirius and I are never allowed to step foot in that tea shop ever again, but I don't really mind. That place is too girly and a bit creepy too."

Lily giggled. "Of course! How did you even manage to get banned for life? The owners there tolerate a lot, but to get banned for life, that has got to be some story." Lily was about to let James answer when a thought occurred to her. "No, wait! Let me guess. It had something to do with a prank, didn't it?"

James grinned. "But of course! How else do you think Sirius and I could have gotten ourselves a lifetime ban from that place?"

"So, what happened?"

James was about to go into the story from his and Sirius's 4th year, but the carriage stopped. They had finally arrived in Hogsmeade, so James didn't get the chance, at least not yet. The messy-haired boy scurried out of the carriage first. He then offered his hand to Lily to help her out of the carriage, not that she needed it, though.

"Why thank you, James. Ever the gentlemen," Lily complimented, which earned her a grin from James. "But I still want to hear about that prank that got you that lifetime ban from Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop."

James's grin grew bigger. "I wouldn't dare keep such a hilarious story from you. I love telling it anyway. I'll tell you about it as we walk around."

Lily smiled and took James's hand. Then began walking, and Lily turned and looked expectantly at James waiting for him to start his story. James finally began once they were out of earshot of most of the other Hogwarts students. "It was during our 4th year in the Spring. It was one of the last Hogsmeade weekends. Sirius and I had both managed to get dates and had decided to make it a double date…"

Flashback

James and Sirius had managed to score dates for the upcoming Hogsmeade weekend. Now, these weren't their first dates, nor would they be their last. They had already been on a few dates with some other girls earlier that year. They were after all good-looking boys as well as pretty popular. Lots of girls had wanted to go out with the likes of them. Anyway, they didn't know very much about their dates, a redhead Ravenclaw (James) and a blond Gryffindor (Sirius). That was about all they knew about the two girls. And they were planning on taking them to Madam Puddifoot's because despite despising the establishment, the boys had some surprisingly good luck with the Tea Shop in the past. They had originally been told by some of the other students that it was the place to bring a date. So, because of that, they tended to bring their dates there whenever they had them during Hogsmeade weekends.

The girls, who hadn't actually been told they would be going on a double date with the two boys, were not exactly thrilled when they found out about the change. They were actually rather pissed off at James and Sirius. Despite their slight anger over the situation, the girls were still willing to go on their dates. After all, most of the girls in their year were jealous of them because they were going on dates with James Potter and Sirius Black. They were some of the best looking (if not the best looking) guys in their year. Plus, they were both rather popular, especially James due to his quidditch talent. And then there was Sirius with his whole bad boy vibe.

So, their dates were willing to accept the fact that the boys had changed their original plans and made it a double date because of who their dates were. They were even more willing to accept the fact when they saw they were going to Madam Puddifoot's. The boys took it as a good sign when their dates excitedly screamed outside of the tea shop. It was an even better sign when they each received a kiss on the cheek (but still a kiss) from their respective dates. Then the girls dragged them into the tea shop as James and Sirius were starting to regret their decision to come to the tea shop again and were reluctant to enter.

Now James and Sirius really didn't like Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop. Actually, they rather hated the place even though they had only been there a few other times. It was just too girly and froofy for their liking. The only reason they kept coming back was because of how those other dates had ended. Each of those other times, they had ended the evening with a good snogging session, which they rather enjoyed. James had had more success than Sirius, but that was beside the point. They both found that the place had brought them good luck. And they weren't about to mess up something like that just because the tea shop was too girly.

Though they had originally thought it was just them and their good looks, that wasn't always the case. They had tried just going to the Three Broomsticks on different occasions, but it didn't end with the snogging session they were hoping for. So, they decided to stick with Madam Puddifoot's and get over themselves. And really it had worked well for both of them, up until that fated double date. It was during that double date that the boys decided to retaliate because they realized that they shouldn't have to go to that stupid tea shop just for a good snog. They figured there were easier ways to get a girl than to subject themselves to that kind of torture every time.

So, as they were dragged into the tea shop by their dates, the two boys were met with the same sight they saw every time they entered the tea shop. It was as dreadful as they always thought it was. They almost didn't sit together as there wasn't really a table big enough for the four of them. Luckily, James had spotted one and the boys were able to stay together. They refused to be separated. They had been to the tea shop enough times alone with a date, so they figured it might be more enjoyable if they had their best mate at their side. Plus, both boys didn't think they would be able to survive that place without the other. They figured that they would be able to entertain each other and entertain each other they did. After all, whenever you put James Potter and Sirius Black together, things are bound to happen.

It was after they took their seats that things began to happen. The boys began to realize that their dates weren't really happy with them and who would be when you had been practically ignoring them the whole date so far. Realizing that, James and Sirius decided to Hell with it, they were going to have some fun. Who cares about their dates anymore! They were already ruined, so why not.

By this point, they had stopped even attempting to try and pay attention to the girl. Their only focus anymore was each other as they planned. Thus, their dates, being pissed off as they were, storm off. They weren't about to stay when they weren't wanted. To hell with the boys they didn't care that much about going out with them.

James and Sirius hardly even noticed when their dates left. They were too focused on planning their 'revenge' on the tea shop for all the torture it had put them through over the past year. As they continued to plan, the two of them ended up deciding to change the interior colors of the tea shop. Instead of everything being pink and girly, they would make it all black and dreary. It wasn't a complicated spell, so it would be perfect.

They quickly performed the spell, then threw a dungbomb that Sirius had had on him (he had wanted an escape if he couldn't handle the date anymore). They used the dungbomb as a distraction so that they could get out of there as quick as possible without anyone noticing. Lucky for the two of them, they were just able to escape without getting caught. Unluckily, the owner knew it was them that had pulled the prank. Thus, as the boys ran out of the tea shop, the owner shouted after them. "You boys are never welcome back. You hear me, never! If I ever see your faces in my tea shop again, there will be severe consequences."

End of Flashback

"And we haven't been back since. That Madam Puddifoot or whoever that was that owns that tea shop can be quite scary when she wants to be," James finished.

"I can imagine she was quite enraged. You turned her lovely girly tea shop into a dark dreary place like it would be for a funeral or something. I can imagine it looked absolutely dreadful, and I wish I had been there to see that. I hate that place. And I hate when guys assume that I would like it just because I'm a girl. It annoys the hell out of me."

"I can imagine," James said. "But to tell you the truth, I can't blame them for their assumptions since most girls do enjoy going to that silly tea shop. If they don't really know you, it is a reasonable assumption, Lily."

Lily really wanted to smack James for that. His explanation was logical and reasonable, which is why she wanted to smack him. It frustrated her to no end how right he was. Though, just because he was right, didn't mean that Lily had to like it, which is why she smacked James. She only smacked him lightly on the shoulder with her hand that was currently not holding James's hand. "I know that, but you didn't have to say it. They should have asked me if I wanted to go there, not just assume."

James mock glared at Lily before his expression changed and he was grinning. "Well, you can't change it now. Plus, that's now how boys work anyhow."

"Whatever! Let's just get to window shopping. I saw this cute little shop while you were telling your story that I want to check out." Lily led James back toward one of the shops they had passed while wandering around.

So far Lily was rather enjoying this date with James. She hadn't known what to expect from a date with James Potter, but it sure wasn't this.

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Back to Sazzy's date

The couple ate in silence as they enjoyed their picnic and alone time by the Shrieking Shack. It was rather pleasant and peaceful. Because most people don't tend to go anywhere near the shack, it was just them. It was almost like their own little spot. And Jaz was really enjoying it. This picnic with Sirius was amazing. It was a wonderful and well thought out date that Jasmine wasn't soon to forget and not just for the thoughtfulness of it as she would soon learn.

Jaz had just finished her meal, which had mainly consisted of sandwiches. She was pretty full. Therefore, she decided she was finished, so she scooted over so that she was sitting next to Sirius on his side of the blanket. Jaz then leaned her head on his shoulder. Sirius automatically wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled the girl closer. He too was done with his lunch. Thus, Sirius decided to steal a kiss from Jaz. With the way they were positioned though, Sirius would have to settle for stealing a kiss on the cheek instead of the lips of his girlfriend. So, Sirius stole his kiss, which caused Jasmine's cheeks to heat up and burn red.

Sirius laughed at Jasmine's blush. "I love that you sy=till blush when I steal a kiss from you, Mare."

Jasmine, whose head was no longer on Sirius's shoulder, turned her head toward Sirius. She decided to retaliate by stealing a kiss of her own, except she planned to kiss Sirius on the lips. She went in for the kiss and captured Sirius's lips with her own easily in what should have been a quick kiss. Instead, Sirius kept Jaz from pulling back wanting to prolong the kiss. He started to kiss her back instead. At first, Jasmine was upset that her plan didn't work, but she was still kissing Sirius which was always a win in her book. Thus, it wasn't long before Jaz melted into the kiss. She kissed her boyfriend with a passion only someone in love could muster. Sirius kissed pack with just as much fervor. There was a lot of passion in that kiss. And soon enough, that kiss turned into a snog session.

Eventually, they had to break apart to catch their breath. But as soon as they did, the snogging continued. As they continued snogging each other's faces off (practically), they managed to knock over the food that was still out as they tried to find a good comfortable position. They didn't seem to notice though, as they kept snogging.

They kept going for another 15 minutes or so. By the time they stopped, if only for a moment, they were both breathing hard and were rather warm. Also, they now lying down on the blanket, or rather Jasmine was lying on the blanket with Sirius above her. He was hovering above his girlfriend, his hands on either side of Jasmine's head. His arms outstretched, propping him up and above Jaz. At first, neither noticed how they were not positioned. They were both trying to catch their breath when Sirius noticed where he was and their position. He hesitated for a moment before letting out a breathy chuckle.

Jasmine, who was focused solely on her breathing, was startled to hear the laugh coming from above her. Upon looking up and meeting Sirius's eyes, she grinned. She was still breathing heavy (less so now), but she was happy to see Sirius was right there with her in terms of his breathing. That's when it occurred to her that Sirius was above her and just how they would look to outsiders. That's when Jaz let out her own breathy laugh. "How did we manage to end up like this?" Jaz questioned once she finally got her breathing under control and calmed down some.

"I'm not sure, but my arms about getting a bit tired." Sirius's arms started to sag, but he rolled out of the way so that he was no longer holding himself up above his girlfriend. Instead, he was now lying next to Jasmine. "That was close."

Jaz laughed. "Sure was." Jasmine sat up and glanced around. That's when she noticed what a mess they made. "We sure did make a mess, Pads. It appears our picnic is over."

Sirius, in order to survey the damage, propped himself up on his elbows. Upon seeing what Jaz was talking about, he sat up and took out his wand. He cast a spell and made everything except the picnic basket and blanket disappear. Then he shrunk the basket again and put it back in his jacket pocket. "Well now that the mess is gone, we can continue," Sirius smirked and waggled his eyebrows suggestively.

Jasmine laughed, but still leaned over and kissed Sirius anyway. They resumed their snogging. It soon got heated and heavy as it had before but more intense. By now, Sirius's biker jacked had been removed. Jasmine's hands had found their way under her boyfriend's shirt. Sirius's hands were starting to snake under Jasmine's shirt as well. It was only a matter of time before one of them lost their shirt or other piece of clothing. They didn't seem to care though despite that it was a bit chilly outside. They just kept kissing. Sirius was starting to expand his kissing too. Soon he was kissing every part of Jasmine that he could. Their hormones were running wild and were starting to take over. But in a moment of clarity, Jasmine was able to stop herself and Sirius from going too far. It had been close, she had been about to take off Sirius's shirt, but thankfully she had stopped herself. There was also the fact that she was starting to tire out and so was Sirius. Had it not been for their tiredness, they might have actually gone through with it and gone a bit too far. So, Jasmine stopped Sirius, who was once again breathing hard but was also yawning slightly. Soon they were both lying down next to each other on the blanket. Jasmine curled up and cuddled into Sirius, who had slipped his jacket back on after feeling a bit of his previous warmth wear off. He wasn't getting a bit chilly. Sirius had pulled Jasmine into him as she cuddled into him. She was facing his chest. Before they completely passed out, they kissed each other a couple more times.

In their sleep, Jasmine snuggled even closer to Sirius, and Sirius in return pulled Jasmine closer to him. They stayed like that for quite a while, asleep and oblivious to the world around them. No one bothered them as they slept on the blanket in peaceful bliss.

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The rest of Jily's date

James and Lily window shopped and even went into a couple stores until they started to feel hungry. James found that window shopping wasn't too bad. He didn't really mind it, though that might have had something to do with the gorgeous redhead that was currently holding his hand.

So, the couple, now hungry, headed toward the Three Broomsticks for food and butterbeer. They found the Three Broomsticks packed as it usually was, but fortunately, they were able to snag an open table. James, ever the gentleman, offered to get the drinks. "Why don't I go get us some butterbeer and food? I'll be right back," James said as he pecked Lily on the cheek. Then he went up to the bar to talk to Madam Rosmerta.

While James was gone, Lily looked around the inn. She was searching for her cousin and Sirius. She expected to see them in there. It was lunchtime, and they wouldn't be going to Madam Puddifoot's for lunch for multiple reasons besides Jasmine despising the place. It would only make sense that Lily would see them in there. Despite that logic, Lily couldn't find them anywhere, at least that she could see. "Though," Lily supposed. "There are a lot of people in here so maybe I missed them." Therefore, Lily looked around a few more times. She spotted her friends Alice and Marlene talking with some girls that Lily didn't recognize, but that didn't mean much. She also spotted Remus and Peter not far from where her friends were sitting. The redhead wondered if they knew the others were there. Actually, there were times that Lily suspected that Remus or Peter might have a crush on one of her friends/dorm mates. She wasn't sure which one, but she hoped it wasn't Alice. That girl was already so committed to Frank despite the fact that he was a year older than her having graduated from Hogwarts last year. Lily had actually heard from Alice that Frank was working to be an Auror. Alice was planning on joining him after they graduate this year. Lily was happy for her friend, albeit worried for her safety, but she knew Alice was strong. That girl was one tough cookie.

Lily's thoughts began to drift back toward her cousin and her whereabouts as Lily finished her 3rd sweep of the other patrons. Jasmine was nowhere to be seen. It worried her slightly but since Lily knew that Sirius was with her, she wasn't as worried. Jasmine meant everything to that boy. He would die protecting her if it was necessary. It was how Lily knew that Sirius loved her cousin. Not just anyone would do that for someone else. And Lily couldn't believe how far the two of them had come in less than a year. It would be a year this coming December. Lily could see that they were good for each other. She could see just how much better they were together.

Before Lily could think more on it or even glance around once more, James came back with some sandwiches and two butterbeers. "I'm back. I hope you don't mind the sandwiches. It was all Rosmerta could offer."

Lily grinned. "I don't mind. Sandwiches are fine."

"Great," James said. "Speaking of Rosmerta, she told me that Sirius and Jazzy had just popped in here not long ago. She said that Sirius had asked for two butterbeers to go, which she thought was a bit odd, but she still gave them to him," James told Lily. "What I think is that they saw how packed it was in here and decided to come back later for food or something. I'm not exactly sure what Sirius had planned for his date with Jazzy.

Lily was slightly surprised that James and Sirius hadn't planned their dates together. She had expected that they had. After all, she had her suspicions about Black helping James with his plan to ask her out. "Really? That's a bit odd."

If James took note of the surprise in Lily's voice, he didn't show it. "Yeah. Well, it makes sense. We almost didn't find a spot in here." James glanced over at Lily and realized she was talking about the fact that Sirius hadn't told him about his plans for his date. "Well, Sirius and I were going to plan our dates together, but then we both got busy and ended up planning them separately. We didn't get the time to tell each other what we had planned. But it turned out alright, right Lily?"

"Definitely. It's been a great date so far, James. I've never really been on a date quite like this before. Usually, I wouldn't get a choice in the matter of what we did, so I really appreciate that, James." Lily leaned across the table and kissed James on the cheek.

James blushed slightly. "I'm glad you like it, Lils. Also, don't worry too much about Jazzy. I'm sure that we will see them later on. They are probably just in some shop or something. Hogsmeade isn't that big. And even if we don't see them in the village, at the very least we are bound to see them when we leave. I'm sure they will take the carriages back to the castle." James tried to reassure Lily the best he could.

Lily smiled. "It's okay, James. I'm not all that worried anyway. I trust Sirius is taking good care of her." Then Lily, having finished her butterbeer and sandwich changed the subject. "Now, let's get going. I still want to go to Honeydukes before we go." James was also finished, so Lily got up and took James's hand. She was about to drag James right out of the Three Broomsticks but realized that they shouldn't leave their dishes at the table. Madam Rosmerta was busy enough without having to clean up after them. Thus, Lily dropped James's hand and picked up her dirty dishes. James followed her lead and picked up his own dishes. Then they went and took the dishes up to the counter to give to Rosmerta.

James called over to the landlady of the inn. "Rosmerta!"

The lady behind the counter turned her attention toward James upon hearing her name. Upon seeing one of her favorite patrons, she smiled and nodded in James's direction. She was in the middle of getting someone's drinks, so she shouted back at James, "I'll be with you in a minute, James."

A minute later, Madam Rosmerta was coming over to where James and Lily were standing at the end of the bar. She greeted them. "Hello, James, Lily."

James flashed her a charming smile. "Hey, Rosmerta. We finished and figured we would save you some trouble."

"Thank you. I appreciate it." She shot Lily a wink since she knew it was actually her idea to bring up the dirty dishes. She knew James hadn't even thought about it because he was too enamored with one Lily Evans to think about it. Also, she saw the whole thing while she was getting some drinks for some other patrons.

Upon giving Rosmerta the dirty dishes, Lily grabbed James's hand again and dragged him right out of the Three Broomsticks as she had originally intended. Rosmerta all but laughed at the new couple as they disappeared out of her little establishment. She couldn't help but think just how whipped James Potter already was. She was sure this was their first date and already James was following Lily like a puppy dog almost. Also, she thought about how she would need to see some Hogwarts professors about some Galleons that they now owed her. She always knew those two would get together. It was written in the stars or something. Whatever it was, they just belonged together.

Lily dragged James out of the inn and toward Honeydukes. She wanted to show James her absolute favorite treat. She could only get them at Honeydukes, so they were pretty special to her. It was why Lily would stock up on them when she could. These treats were something special to her. So, now that she and James were together, Lily wanted to share that part of her with him. Plus, she was sure that James had never tried them before, and Lily wanted to be the one to introduce them to him.

In Honeydukes, Lily pulled James toward the back of the store where she knew they would find the treats. They passed the cellar door, which James took notice of since he knew that it led to Hogwarts. It made him wonder whether he should tell Lily about the passageways that he and the other Marauders had discovered over the years while exploring the castle. He didn't think long on the subject as Lily had finally stopped at the back of the candy shop. There, in front of them, were some treat that James had never seen before. It was odd the James did recognize them because he had thought that he had just about tried all the different sweets in Honeydukes. Clearly, he was wrong though because he had never tried Glacial Snow Flakes before. "Hey, what are these?"

Even though Lily had been pretty sure that James hadn't tried the treat before, she still feigned surprise and gasped. "What?! Seriously?! You've never had these before? They are my absolute favorite treats. I love them. I try to stock up on them whenever I can. I can't get them too often, though."

"Well, I guess I'm going to have to get some to try then, won't I? If you like them so much, then they must be good." James grabbed a couple of packs to buy. He waited, expecting Lily to grab some as well since they were her favorites. When she didn't grab any, James had to ask why. "Aren't you going to get some too? They are your favorite and you said you like to stockpile them."

"I can't, at least not right now. Being a Muggleborn and all, I don't exactly have that much spare money. I usually save up and get some in the spring if I can, that way I have some for over the summer." Lily confessed. She wasn't necessarily saying that in order to get James to get her any now, but she wouldn't turn them down if he bought her some. So, when he did exactly that, Lily was quite happy.

James being the guy that he was, picked up several more Glacial Snow Flakes without saying anything else. He just took them up to the register and paid for them with some of the extra money that his parents would give him. He was more than willing to get Lily some of her favorite treats. Plus, this would give James more a reason to spend time with Lily as well as try the treat, probably with Lily. Who knows, maybe this would end up being one of his new favorite things to get at Honeydukes. It might even become one of his favorite treats.

Lily, while James was paying, watched her new boyfriend with a fondness. She couldn't help but appreciated his gesture. It was that kindness that Lily started to notice that made her fall for the boy. It was also what made her more open to going on a date with James. And boy, Lily was glad she had finally accepted. This was one of the best dates that Lily had ever been on. She didn't think it was just because of the fact that she was given a choice of what to do wither. She was sure that it actually had more to do with who she was on it with, a guy who she really fancied. This date with James was not all what she had expected a date with the James Potter would be like. She hadn't really thought that he would be as kind and considerate of her own wants. She was glad that he hadn't just gone off of what he thought she would like, though he would have had a better idea of what that was than her other dates in the past. Anyway, Lily was pleasantly surprised at how well the date was going not. She hadn't been sure if she and James would be able to last or even if they belonged together as Jasmine and Sirius did. They were pretty different. Now, though, Lily was thinking that she and James might actually work out. She could really see a future with James.

As soon as James returned to Lily's side, he took hold of her hand. "Well, now we have plenty of Glacial Snow Flakes. We can share them too. I'm eager to try this new sweet that seems to have escaped me all these years. I had been so sure that I had tried all of the sweets in this show, but you have proven me wrong."

"I'm happy to help you go through those, James. I'm sure you will like them." Lily reached up and kissed him right there in the back on Honeydukes. It was a short kiss, only lasting a few seconds. And it would have lasted longer had Lily let it, but she was still aware that they were in a public place even if it was only the back of Honeydukes. She wasn't about to all-out snog James Potter in the back of a sweets store or any store for that matter. She wasn't that kind of girl even if James was that kind of guy. And from what Lily had heard, James Potter was that kind of guy. Lily had heard the various rumors that had circled around Hogwarts throughout the years. Because despite "loving" Lily since 5th year, James had been on plenty of dates before Lily. He'd even had a girlfriend or two, but they never lasted very long, maybe a couple of weeks, not even.

The rumors Lily had heard were mainly about how great a kisser Potter was. At first, Lily had never cared about the rumors since she didn't like Potter. It wasn't until 6th year when they became friends and she realized how she felt about James, that Lily had started to care. Each rumor she heard then would make her feel a little jealous at times. Sometimes when she heard girls gossiping, usually in the bathroom, about James, Lily would want to punch them. She had one hell of a temper at times. Though, after coming to terms with her feelings for James, Lily knew it was her own decision not to go out with James despite her feelings. That didn't matter though, because it still hurt to hear when he went out with other girls. And most of these girls were what Lily liked to call floozies. They weren't the type of girls that Lily had expected James to even be interested in, and unbeknownst to Lily, James wasn't really interested in them. Most of the time James would only go out with them once to Hogsmeade. Typically, he only did it when he was feeling lonely because Jasmine and Sirius had been spending a lot of time together or they were being particularly affectionate or enamored with each other. He would feel lonely and find company in some random girl. He figured that a good snog might make him feel better. It didn't, not really. That was mainly because he kept wishing it was the girl he really wanted, the same one he finally had.

Despite the rumors, James wasn't one to go too far in public. He had some decency after all. So, when Lily pulled away, James was okay with it and pulled back too. He understood boundaries and he wasn't about to push Lily's. He wasn't going to go too far with Lily unless she wanted to, especially since he was finally on a date with the girl of his dreams.

Lily smiled up at James wistfully before squeezing his hand. Then they walked out of Honeydukes, hand-in-hand.

For the rest of their time in Hogsmeade, the two of them walked around telling each other various stories. Lily told James about the time she and Jasmine found out the other was a witch. James told Lily about some of the Marauders' lesser-known pranks they had pulled over the years. Lily rather enjoyed hearing about those. She found that they were rather clever and pretty funny.

Before either of them knew it, the day was over and they needed to get back to the carriages, lest they leave without them. When they got to them, Lily looked around to see if she could spot her cousin. When she didn't see Jasmine anywhere, she got worried. "James," Lily squeeze his hand and he turned toward his date. Upon seeing the look on Lily's face, James immediately knew something was from. "I can't see Mina anywhere."

James, being taller than Lily, looked around too, but he didn't see his best mates anywhere in the crowd. He got slightly worried. He knew if they missed the carriages, it wouldn't be that big of a deal. Thought, James had a feeling something was amiss. He couldn't explain it, but he felt that he and Lily should go and find them before the carriages left. "I don't see them either, Lils. Maybe we should go look for them. I'm sure they just lost track of time or something."

Lily nodded and squeezed James's hand again. "Yeah, you're probably right, but where could they be. We still haven't seen them at all and we've been all over Hogsmeade."

That's when it hit James. "Not everywhere. Come on. I think I know where they are." James pulled Lily in the direction of the Shrieking Shack. Lily, of course, realized where they were going and almost stopped James. Then she realized that he was right. The shack was the only place in Hogsmeade they hadn't gone near all day. The reason being that Lily hadn't really wanted to go there. She didn't like it over there. The shack just gave her the creeps and it wasn't very romantic, to say the least. She wasn't sure why Sirius would take Jaz over there, but Lily was sure that that was where they would find the missing couple.

They eventually reached the Shrieking Shack, only to see two people cuddled up on a blanket. Neither James nor Lily could tell who it was right away, but as they got closer, they realized who it was. They were a couple of meters away when they both realized it was their missing friend sleeping on the blanket. They were all cuddled up into each other and holding one another. They looked awfully comfortable given that they were asleep on the ground. Lily thought they looked absolutely adorable. "I wish I brought my camera." Lily cursed herself.

James, ever prepared, took out a camera and handed it over to Lily. "Here, use mine."

Surprised, Lily took the camera and took a couple of pictures of the happy, sleeping couple. Then she asked, "Why do you have a camera on you? Where did you even get this?"

"You never know when you are going to need to take a picture to use as blackmail material. Though, in this case, I'll make an exception. And I got this camera from my mother for my birthday a couple years back. She thought I would enjoy it."

Lily disapproved of the fact that James was using the camera for blackmail material. She decided to ignore that fact though and just be grateful that he had a camera on him. Then she remembered their whole reason for being there in the first place. "So, how do you think we should go about waking them, Potter?" Lily teased. She had a slight devious glint in her eyes.

James saw the glint and smirked. "Oh, I think you know exactly how we should wake them up!"

"Glad we're on the same page," Lily smirked.

Then they went and woke up the sleeping couple. In unison, they yelled, "Padfoot/Sirius! Jazzy/Mina! What's going on here?"

The couple woke with a start. They immediately say upright and looked around, startled. They spotted James and Lily, both of whom were trying their hardest to keep their cool and not laugh. They were failing miserably and soon lost their resolve and broke down laughing rather loudly at the expense of their now awake friends.

At first, Sirius's and Jaz's reactions were to blush in embarrassment at being found the way that they were, asleep. Then as James and Lily continued to laugh, the couple grew a bit angry. They sent glares over to James and Lily, who when they say them got that their friends were mad at them. With that realization, the two of them were quick to shut up and cease their laughter. They really didn't want their friends mad at them. So, when James and Lily had calmed down, they found that they were greeted with two angry teens glaring at them, but that was expected. Though, James noticed that Sirius wasn't all that mad, at least not anymore. It actually appeared that he was more embarrassed than anything. Jaz, on the other hand, did still look mad, but it only lasted a few more moments as her own embarrassment over the situation caused her anger to fade.

It was several moments before anyone spoke, but then James checked his watch and decided to move things along. "Now that you two sleepy heads are awake, we can get to the carriages. They are going to leave up here any minute now if we don't hurry. I won't want to have to walk all the way back to the castle." Then he took Lily's hand and started to head back toward the carriages. He figured the other couple would follow him and Lily, which they eventually did.

Sirius and Jaz watched as James and Lily walked in the direction of the carriages. Before they disappeared from view, Jaz and Sirius gave each other a look, silently deciding that they had better go after them. Sirius quickly shrunk the blanket again and put it back in his pocket. Then he took Jasmine's offered hand and kissed her on the cheek. "I hope you enjoyed our date as much as I did, Mare. Not sure if Lily is going to let me have much alone time with you in the near future after finding us like that."

Jasmine smiled. "Of course, I enjoyed it. But do you really think Lily is going to care? She probably found us adorable and took a picture of us before we woke up. Plus, you really think that Lily will even give us a second thought what with James taking up most of her times nowadays."

Sirius blinked. He hadn't thought about that. "It's times like this that I remember just how much I love you, Mare." He smirked and kissed Jasmine again, this time on the lips, but it was only a peck. Then they ran after James and Lily who by that point had vanished from view.

It didn't take long before Jaz and Sirius caught up with James and Lily. And when they did, the two couples walked in companionable silence. Sirius did take his hand out of Jaz's hand, but only to move it to her shoulder. Then he pulled his girlfriend closer to which Jaz's response was to cuddle into Sirius's side.

Upon getting to the carriages, the two couples managed to get one just for the four of them. It was rather lucky and great timing since the carriages had been about to leave. Anyway, the fact that it was just the four of them, gave Lily and James the opportunity to interrogate Sirius and Jaz about their dates. They couldn't help but wonder what the couple had gotten up to and how they ended up asleep by the Shrieking Shack. They were curious, to say the least.

"So, what did you two get up to today? We didn't see either of you all day," James commented. He tried to seem as nonchalant as possible, but he clearly failed. His tone gave away how interested he was.

Nonetheless, Sirius still answered. "Well, Jaz suggested after you two left that instead of going down to the Great Hall for breakfast that we just go down to the kitchens and get food. Then we decided to take…" Sirius didn't finish his thought as Jaz stomped on his foot. "Ow! What was…" Sirius started, but one look at Jaz and he shut up. He wasn't sure why Jaz didn't want him to tell them about going to Honeydukes early, but Sirius really didn't want to start another argument. Plus, he knew not to argue.

Jaz shot James a look. She hopes he understands what she is asking. Thankfully he does and gives her the go ahead to go on with their story.

Meanwhile, Lily was looking at each of them in utter confusion. She was sure they were having a silent discussion about something Marauders related and whether they wanted to tell her. Though, Lily wasn't sure if she really wanted to know. She wasn't a big fan of people keeping secrets from her (unless necessary), but really at this point she just didn't care. It didn't matter to her at this point. She had learned that there were things about the Marauders that she didn't really want to know about. This, it would turn out, was not one of those things.

With James's approval, Jaz picked up where Sirius had been forced to stop. "I had suggested that after we ate in the kitchens, we take the secret passageway from Hogwarts to Honeydukes. It leads right to the cellar of the candy shop."

Lily's eyes widened. "Wait! There is a secret passageway inside Hogwarts, and it leads to Honeydukes?!" Lily turns and looks at all three of the others, stopping on James.

Beside her, James corrects her. "Actually, there are several throughout and not all of them lead to Hogsmeade."

"Wow! I had no idea. Is that how you guys sneak around the castle to pull your pranks?" Lily askes.

"Sometimes," James says rather vaguely. He doesn't want to give away all their secrets, at least not yet.

"You'll have to show me sometime," Lily says, giving James a wink. He can see the devious glint in her eyes again. "Anyway," Lily turns her attention back to the other occupants. "continue."

Jaz and Sirius give each other a look before Sirius continues with the story. They tell them about their time in Honeydukes and Zonko's (leaving out the part about their argument, wanting to keep that between them). Then Sirius told them about the picnic he had planned, "We had stopped at the Three Broomsticks, which I knew would be packed since it always is during a Hogsmeade weekend. I got lucky that there wasn't a table open at that moment, otherwise, I would have had to come up with another reason that I didn't want to stay there in order to surprise Mare with the picnic by the Shrieking Shack."

"But why there?" Lily asked. She couldn't help but wonder why he would pick that spot to have a picnic. It wasn't very romantic.

"Well since hardly anyone ever goes over there, we could have some alone time. Plus, the shack holds a special place in our hearts," Jasmine answered. Lily nodded understanding.

Then Sirius continued with his story. "So, we had a picnic which I had the house elves pack for me. Overall, it was a great lunch. They packed a great lunch. I thought it was a great date, right Mare?"

"Yes, it was a wonderful date, Pads. One of the best I've been one." Jaz gave Sirius a peck on the cheek.

That seemed to be the end of their story, but James was still suspicious. They hadn't explained how they ended up asleep on the blanket. He was unable to ask about that, though, as the carriage stopped meaning they had arrived back at the castle. Normally that wouldn't have stopped him from continuing his questioning, but Jasmine and Sirius bolted almost immediately after they had all gotten out of the carriage. They clearly didn't want to tell James and Lily just how they ended up asleep on that blanket when they were supposed to be having a picnic. James commented on this to Lily after Sazzy has scurried off. "They really don't want to tell up show they ended up asleep."

"No, they don't," Lily agreed. "But that doesn't mean we are going to let them keep it from us."

"Of course not," James smirked. Then he took Lily's hand and ran off in the direction the runaway couple had gone.

Unfortunately, James and Lily hadn't been able to catch up with Sirius and Jasmine. They had had too much of a head start on them. So, instead of trying to find where they had gone, James and Lily agreed that it would be more worthwhile to just wait for them to come back to Gryffindor Tower. They would eventually have to come back to the tower or find somewhere else to sleep.

Before they went to the tower, though, James took Lily to the kitchens. Since they were planning on waiting in the common room until Jaz and Sirius showed themselves, they would be skipping dinner. Therefore, they would need some food to tide them over, so they had the house elves make them some sandwiches and other snacks for their dinner. Then they headed up to Gryffindor Tower.

As they waited in the common room for their missing friends to appear, James told Lily about the various secret passages throughout the caste that they had found. Lily had found the subject interesting. She also thought that it was interesting that there were so many unknown secret places within the walls of the castle. James even told Lily about the significance behind the Shrieking Shack and how it wasn't actually haunted. Overall, as they waited, they had a great time together. It was basically like another date if they wanted to call it that.

Sirius and Jaz didn't come back to the common room right away because they were sure that is where Lily and James would be. Instead, they waited to come back until they were sure that the two would be at dinner in the Great Hall. They had decided that would be their best bet at avoiding James and Lily, so they were skipping dinner. Therefore, they also swung by the kitchens to get some snacks from the house elves before heading up to the common room. They thought they would be safe coming back when everyone was in the Great Hall. It would be the best way to keep Lily or James from finding out about their heated snogging session that they almost took too far. That was something they really didn't want to tell James and Lily about. Sirius thought that Lily would kill him if she found out. That is why when they entered the common room and saw the two people, they were trying to avoid sitting there waiting for them, Sirius went pale. He knew better than to mess with Lily Evans.

When James and Lily heard the common room door open, they immediately looked over to see who it was. They both smirked at the couple that had just entered. "There you two are. We've been waiting for you," James said rather ominously.

Sirius and Jaz said nothing in response. They just stood there, frozen in their spots. They had thought about running right out of the common room, but that would evidently just delay the inevitable. They both knew that James and Lily weren't going to give up until they heard the full story. Thus, why they only sighed and went to join Lily and James, who were cuddling and eating at one end of the couch in front of the fireplace. Sirius, wanting to be as far from Lily as possible, took a seat in the armchair closest to the opposite end of the couch from the cuddling Jily. Jasmine, who wanted to cuddle with Sirius, sat on Sirius's lap and swung her legs so that they were lying over Sirius's legs and hanging over the other arm of the chair. Not wanting his girlfriend to fall, Sirius automatically put an arm around Jasmine's back to keep her from falling back. Then Jasmine laid her head on Sirius's shoulder.

Once they were settled and comfortable, the interrogation started. "So, how did you two end up falling asleep on that blanket?" James started by asking. It had been bothering him since they had found them.

Again, Jaz and Sirius looked at each other as they had earlier. Silently, they agreed it was probably best if Jaz told this part of the story. "So, when I had finished eating, I scooted closer to Sirius to cuddle with him. I had my head resting on his shoulder and he had pulled me closer to him with his arm wrapped around my shoulders."

"Then I decided to steal a kiss. I pecked her on the cheek," Sirius added.

"Yeah," Jaz agreed. "So, in retaliation, I went to steal a kiss from him, but on the lips." Jasmine paused. The next part was what they hadn't wanted to tell James and Lily. It had been a rather intimate moment between the two of them after all. But Jaz, seeing the look on James and Lily's expectant faces, decided to press on. "Well, I intended it to only be a quick peck on the lips, but it turned into a long passionate kiss because Sirius here apparently wasn't about to let me get away with only giving him a quick peck on the lips." Sirius let out a nervous chuckle before Jasmine continued to press on.

"That kiss then led to another and then another and soon it turned into a snogging session. At some point, we ended up in a kind of awkward position. And somehow, we managed to make a mess all over the blanket by knocking over some stuff. So, for the moment, we stopped snogging and cleaned up a bit. We put away everything but the blanket we were sitting on, including the picnic basket. Then we went back to what we were doing before. Eventually, it became pretty heated." By now Jasmine and Sirius were pretty red. They had been hoping that James and Lily would have stopped them by now because they would not want to hear any more details of their scandalous rendezvous, but that was not the case. Therefore, Jaz continued, "My hand had crept under Sirius's shirt. His jacket was already off. It had been thrown off to the side. And well, Sirius hands were under my shirt as well."

Thankfully that is when Lily finally stopped her cousin. "Woah, woah, woah! You can stop right there. I don't need to hear anything further. I did not need that image in my head." Lily screeched. She was regretting cornering them in the common room. "I really hope you stopped there or else someone named Sirius is going to be in some real trouble."

"No! Don't worry, Lils. We didn't go any further. Actually, we were rather tuckered out from our snogging, so we stopped. That's how we ended up cuddling and falling asleep on the blanket." Jasmine really hoped that was enough to placate her cousin. She tried her best to reassure her that nothing had really happened. She rather liked Sirius and would prefer her cousin not to end up in Azkaban for killing him.

"Yeah, Lily. We stopped before we went too far. We didn't do anything but snog and get a little carried away. Please don't kill me!" Sirius begged. He could have curled his legs up into himself on the chair, but Jasmine's legs were preventing. He only wanted to try and seem as small as possible. He also tries to pull Jasmine more in front of him to protect himself.

Thankfully, Sirius's best mate came to his rescue. James had been quiet so far but finally chose that moment to speak up. "I believe you two. And I'm sure Lily does too. I just don't think she was expecting to hear that. You didn't have to go into so much detail."

"I can speak for myself, Potter," Lily complained.

"I know, but you weren't saying anything. They needed to be reassured that you weren't going to kill Sirius."

Lily sighed. "Yeah, I guess, but I can still speak for myself even if you were right," Lily said to James. Then she turned her attention back to Sirius and Jaz. "I do believe you two, don't worry. But don't you dare try anything. I will find out. I have my ways," Lily warned. Then she yawned. She grabbed James's arm and checked the time. Then she decided to head up to bed. "Well, this has been fun and all, but I'm getting tired. I'll see you all in the morning." Lily gave James a chaste kiss on the lips before getting up and heading up to the girls' dormitory.

Jasmine decided to follow her cousin's lead and go up to bed about 30 minutes later. She had wanted to eat some before following her cousin. Nonetheless, she still took some of the snacks she and Sirius had brought up to the dormitory. Before leaving, Jaz said goodnight. "I'm getting tired too. I think I'm just going to retire to my bed for the night. I'll see you both in the morning." Jaz sat up slightly and kissed Sirius before going up to bed.

Now only the two boys remained. It wasn't long before they too left the common room and headed up to their dorms, taking the remaining food with them. Now they weren't necessarily tired or going to go to sleep. There was just no reason for them to stay in the common room any longer with the girls gone.

A/N Again, I'm sorry this chapter is so late. I have gotten back into the story after having my focus diverted. I was kind of working on ideas for further sequels that I am really excited about. Then I got into this show Bones as I said. Well, now I'm finished with that, and I've been writing again. Hopefully, I can get the next chapter out sooner rather than later, but I'm not sure since I babysit my two-year-old and needy 1-month-old cousins daily. Wish me luck on writing the next chapter guys.
Well, I hope that this extra super long chapter made up for my really delayed update. (The chapter without the author's notes ended up being 14,712 words!) The next couple chapters might be long as well since instead of just typing the chapters up, I've been writing them down and then typing them up. Therefore, I'm not entirely sure how long the chapter is until I type them up.
Anyway, I really hope you all enjoyed the two dates as well. Please (I beg of you) let me know what you thought of this chapter. I'm thinking of including more Sazzy scenes like the one in this chapter and I want to know if what I wrote was enticing.

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