Chapter 8: One Last Suprise...?

Term was over in one week and James and Lily were spending as much time together as possible. Late at night he snuck her down to the kitchen for ice cream, or they would take a broom ride during breaks. Lily became sadder and sadder. She didn't want to leave Hogwarts.

"Come on Lily, cheer up. He said he'd visit you" Audrey would say comforting her.

"I know, but..."

"But what?" Audrey pressed.

"I don't know how...he will deal with the muggle world, or how my family will react, especially Petunia. She's never liked the fact that I was a witch and always thought of it all as mad."

"Sounds like your sister is the mad one..." Audrey said stiffly. It was obviously it offended her that her sister thought witches to be abnormal.

"Oh Audrey I'm sorry, I didn't mean..."

"It's ok Lil. Now trust me, you and James won't be apart for long."

"Audrey, do you know something I don't?"

"Lily, I'm an expert in Dinvination," she said.

Lily laughed. She didn't buy into Dinvination but had never told Audrey that. But she hopped that she was right. She didn't want to be away from James for too long.

"Prongs..." Siruis whined, "What ARE you doing now?"

James had been tediously conjuring different colors of wrapping paper from his wand. He was looking at a picture of Lily and studying four different kinds of purple paper. Remus, Siruis, and Peter had no idea what he was doing.

"I bought Lily that ring she was looking at in Hogsmeade. The emerald one with the silver band. It matches her eyes. Well now I'm trying to determine which purple paper goes with emerald the best...what!"

Siruis had started laughing, Remus was trying to hide his smile, and Peter...well Peter was Peter.

"Prongs, you have it bad for Lily."

"Moony's right," Siruis said wiping the tears from his eyes (from laughing) "Purple is purple, pick one."

"Purple is not purple Siruis Black!" Said a hot female voice. They turned around to see Audrey leaning against the wall.

"How long have you been standing there?" Peter squeaked.

"Long enough. And Siruis, James had four very different kinds of purple." She picked up each one and said in a McGonagall like tone, "This is lilac, this is lavendar, this is violet, and this is violent."

Siruis' eyes widened, "All hail the color master!" he said bowing to her.

Audrey rolled her brown eyes and threw the lilac at James, "Here Potter, Lily likes lilac the best."

"Thanks Audrey. Where are you headed?"

"The library, I'm meeting my boyfriend," she said in a teasing tone.

Siruis let out a mock scream, "I thought I was your boyfriend!"

"Black, if I had a choice between you and a rabid hippogriff, I'd take the hippogriff."

Siruis' shocked expression turned to a sad one. Audrey laughed and kissed Siruis' cheek and headed off to the library.

"I knew she liked me..." Siruis said grinning.

James rolled his eyes as he finished wrapping Lily's gift. Remus snickered behind his book, and Peter was...well Peter...

"Evans!" Siruis called out as Lily walked down the the stairs. James quickly stuffed all the paper and the ring box in his robes.

"Black!" Lily retorted, "Hello Remus, Peter...hi James."

James stole a quick kiss from her, and said, "I have a suprise for you."

Lily smiled, "Another one? Honsetly James, I don't know if I can handle another one."

"Just meet me down here at 10:20...okay?"

Lily pecked his cheek, "Okay...Prongs. You all have to tell me what those ridiciolous nicknames are for..."

"In due time...see you here at 10:20."

"Yes James. Well I'm off to the library. See you all later!"

"Lily, are you two offically an item or not?" Audrey asked for about the fifth time in the last 8 minutes.

"Well...I guess we are," Lily answered smiling at her own answer.

Audrey squealed, "Didn't I tell you? From the first day here, didn't I tell you that you and James were going to get together!"

"Audrey!" Lily hissed, "keep your voice down or Madam Pince will hear!"

"Sorry," she replied rolling her eyes, "But this is so exciting! What do you think he has planned for tonight?"

"Why don't you tell me?" Lily aksed surverying her friend.

"What do you mean?"

"Come off it Audrey. You have been working both sides. You've known what James was going to do every single time. So you tell me what he has planned for tonight."

"Oh sorry Lils, look at the time...must dash!"

"Audrey Clarie Grant! You tell me what he has planned!" Lily hissed

"It would ruin the suprise Lils...see you at dinner!" she called over her shoulder, dashing out of the library.

"Prongs...will you PLEASE tell us what you are planning with Evans tonight?" Siruis whined on the way down to dinner.

Remus just rolled his eyes. Even though they were all 17, Siruis sounded like he was 5.

"You'll know tonight Padfoot...you, Moony, and Wormtail are coming," James answered.

"We are?" all three of them asked at the same time.

"Yup, you three, and Audrey to."

Remus and Siruis looked at each other while Peter was desperatley trying to figure out why there were coming.

"Well I guess we will know tonight, but I'm hungry...let's pick up the pace!"

"PADFOOT!" Remus explained, "You just ate Peter's whole box of Cauldron Cakes. HOW can you be hungry!"

"Moony, that was a whole 20 minutes ago!"

James and Remus rolled thier eyes...Peter was still trying to figure out why there where coming tonight.

They arrived in the Great Hall where they spotted Lily and Audrey already tucking into the meal.

Siruis slipped in next to Audrey who kissed his cheek. Remus sat beside James, who sat beside Lily. Peter sat down on the other side...yes STILL trying to figure why they were going tonight.

"Hello beautiful," James said kissing Lily's cheek.

"Hello handsome," she replied looking at Siruis with an amused look on her face.

He had already claimed two huge chicken legs and was eating them both at the same time.

"Siruis Black, I have NEVER seen someone with an appitite like yours."

Siruis shugged and continued eating. Soon they were all talking and laughing like the best of friends that they were.