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Lily was sitting under the tree near the lake, yet again reading. She hadn't seen Sirius since the day before when he was so obviously was hitting on her. Since it was late in the afternoon she couldn't help but wonder if he was really just kidding and now avoiding her. But she pushed it out of her mind as she read.

"You really are always reading, aren't you?" Sirius asked, amused, as he walked up behind Lily under the tree she was sitting at.

Lily looked up from her book at him and couldn't help but grin. "Well what else do you suggest I do with my free time?"

"You're at Hogwarts. There's plenty for you to do in your spare time then always be reading..." Sirius chuckled.

"I like reading... You learn a lot from reading." she said, even though she was happy reading she hoped that he would offer for them to do something else.

"Reading isn't everything you know..." Sirius leaned against the tree and slipped his hands into his pockets. "I bet I can show you something here at Hogwarts you didn't know existed.

"Oh really?" she said. "I happen to know a lot about Hogwarts." she after all had read Hogwarts: A History.

"Don't tell me you're basing your knowledge off of Hogwarts a History..." Sirius raised an eyebrow.

Lily looked away from him and blushed. "And if I am?" she said somewhat shyly.

"Then I feel it is my duty to show you otherwise. So put the book away." Sirius motioned toward her bag.

Lily marked her place in her book, a different book from the night before, and placed it in the bag. "Only if you promise you won't tour me around like a first year..."

Sirius gasped. "I would never stoop so low! Besides, I already said I'd show you something you -didn't- know existed. You'll like it much better..." He gave her a reassuring grin and offered a hand to help her up.

Lily tooked his hand and stood up. "Well ok. Lead the way,"

"Gladly." Sirius grinned and put his hands back into his pockets casually as he started around the lake.

"So where you taking me?" she asked curious.

"That's a surprise. Wouldn't want to ruin it." He turned to look at her for a moment.

"What if I promise to act surprised when we get there?" She had to admit she was starting to like him... just a bit.

"Nope, won't cut it. Sorry." Sirius laughed. "It's not far, really." He started to aim slightly away from the lake and toward the trees.

Lily noticed that they were heading towards the trees and raised her brow slightly, where was he taking her?

"And no, it's not dangerous where we're going, so no Forbidden Forest comments either." He looked at her sideways before stepping onto a faint path into the trees.

"But but..." although she continued following, her prefect nature kicked in. "its called the -Forbidden- Forest for a reason. We're not -suppose- to come in here."

"Yeah yeah, I know all about it, don't worry." Sirius took a turn to the left. They were still only a few meteres into the forest. The lake could just barely be seen through the trees.

"But we can get in trouble... Technically I'm suppose to be stopping you from doing this sort of thing." Lily said stepping closer to him. Who knows what sorts of creatures were in the forest around them.

Sirius let a quick smirk slide across his lips as she moved closer. He got rid of it before stopping and facing her. "Then why are you still following me?" He grinned at her for a moment before turning and walking again.

"I... Well..." Lily started but never finished. She just followed him in silence. Then there was a sound of a twig snaping to the left of them. Lily jumped and move even closer to Sirius just short of touching him as she searched the woods for what made the sound. "You hear that?"

"Don't worry about it." Sirius was pleased to see her even closer this time. They only had a little ways to go anyway. "Just up ahead, see that clearing through the trees?" Sirius pointed.

Lily tore her eyes from the area she heard the sound to look where he was pointed. "Yea,.. Is that where were going?" -A clearing in the woods...-

"Just about." Sirius nodded. It wasn't just any clearing in the woods...it opened onto a meadow with beautiful wildflowers that grew everywhere, and the open sky above it. There were even some 'innocent' animals. Non harmful at least. He smiled as they grew nearer.

Lily stood up on her toes to look over Sirius' shoulder once they reached the opening to the clearing. "Oh!" she said rather excitedly. It was so pretty and there were so many flowers.

Sirius grinned. What a perfectly lovely sound. "See? Brilliant, isn't it?" Sirius stepped into the clearing and toward the meadow, after getting a good look at Lily's face.

"It's amazing... I would of never thought this would be in here..." She bent down and picked one of the wild flowers at her feet smelling it. "How'd you find this place?"

"Well, since I'm not a prefect, I have no limits on where I do and do not explore...and what better place to explore than in the woods a little ways?" Sirius grinned and stretched a little. He loved being outdoors.

Lily took the flower and tucked it behind her ear. "I love it." she said as she walked out into the meadow a bit more. She didn't think there could be a more peaceful place. "This would be perfect place to lay out and read. or study" she added partly cause it was true, partly just to see the reaction from Sirius.

Sirius rolled his eyes. "Should have known you'd say something like that..." Sirius, with a look to Lily, plopped down on the ground, leaning back on his hands in the flowers.

"Well its true. Name one place -in- the castle thats as quiet as this?" Lily said defending herself as she sat down next to him.

"Oh I know a few. Wouldn't go about naming them though. They wouldn't be so quiet then if word got out." Sirius gave her a smile as she sat down next to him.

"A few?" she looked at him... he had a nice smile. "Think you'd share em with a bookworm like me?"

"Only when I deem you worthy enough to know such valuable knowledge." Sirius looked at her as though scrutinizing if she was worthy. "It would put you above most of the Hogwarts students, after all..."

"Oh so you're above most Hogwarts students then? Would that also mean that you are possibly implying that you are above me?" she picked another flower and twirled in in her fingers.

Damn this girl was good. "No, course not. I'm sure you have things you are better at than me...but excuse me if you will, I don't think exploring rooms and what not is typically what you spend time doing."

"Well you are right. I don't go exploring." -Nice save- She smiled. "So how long until you deam me worthy of these rooms?"

"Hm...Depends really how often we spend time with each other. Honestly, all it takes is for you to show me that you have some sort of appreciated for what it takes to find these sorts of things..."

"Well I like this place." she said then she turned and looked at him. "And I think I like spending time with you."

There it was. Mission accomplished. He smiled at her and leaned down onto his elbow now, a little more comfortable. "Glad it's mutual. You know, Hogsmeade weekend is coming up..."

Lily raised a brow at him. "Yea, there is." she knew what he was after but she wanted him to actually ask.

"What would you say to going together?" He liked that she was playing hard to get. Better than all those girls who usually just fell into his arms.

"Hmm" she twirled the flower in her hand. "I don't know. I've had -so- many offers." She looked to him with a small smirk.

Sirius matched her smirk. "Anyone else show you something like this?" He used his free hand to point out over the whole meadow they were lying in.

Lily looked around. "Oo. Good point." She turned to him. "Alright then. I'll go with you."

Sirius grinned. "Brilliant. Why don't we meet in the common room at half to noon?"

"Alright then." she smiled at him. He wasn't so bad.

"Sounds like a plan." Sirius said with a smile before flopping back completely in the grass, black hair spreading out behind him.