"Come on Lily! You need a date for Hogsmede! You can't go alone now can you? I'm going to be with Michael so I can't hang out with you. Pretty much every one has a date this time around. Who are you going to ask? It's in two days you know." Sarah said.

"I know I know! Maybe I just won't go." Lily compromised.

"What! You have to go Lily! I won't let you sit there and be all mopey while everyone else is out having a great time. If you won't go with someone then I won't. Easy as that. And I'm begging you Lily, I really want to go with Michael."

"Guilt tripping me are you?"

"Is it working?"

"No."

"Lilllllyyy!"

"Who do I have to go with! Everyone else has a date."

"I know someone who doesn't."

"Don't say Potter."

"Okay I won't." Sarah smiled smugly at that.

"UGH! Go with Michael. I promise I'll find someone to go with."

"YAY! Thanks Lily!" and she hugged Lily so hard it was bone breaking.

"Okay okay, you're breaking my arms. But we have to get to History now. So lets go." They dashed out the portrait and ran to history so they could get the seats in the back. As much as Lily loved sitting in the front, she just couldn't in history. Even though she loved taking notes, history was the one class that put her to sleep. They got in the room before anyone else did and took two seats in the back. Michael walked in after them and sat down next to Sarah and immediately she started talking to him so Lily was left with her thoughts. She really did start to like Potter. She didn't know why there was just something about him now. I guess he just starts to grow on ya huh? But still… it's so weird… I actually look for him in the hallways now, hoping to catch a glimpse of his messy black hair... Lily was still deep in thought as the classroom filled up.

Finally out of her daze, she looked around and spotted Potter and his friends sitting directly across the classroom from her. Her jaw dropped, as she spotted Potter whispering into a girl's ear. The girl even giggled and grabbed his knee in response. She kept her eyes on them the whole time and didn't bother to take notes or pay attention. She didn't notice Sirius or Remus watching her either.

"So, uh, do you want to go to hogsmede with me Kendra?" James whispered into the girl's ear.

"-Giggle- Yes I would!" She whispered back and giggled some more.

James continued to pass her notes and such, but every now and then he would catch a glance of Lily through the corner of his eye. She looks…what, is that sad? Surprised? Did she really think that I was going to continue going after her for the rest of my life? Hmm… now she just looks… hurt. Oh geeze, I should have asked her once more, like Sirius and Remus said to. But I couldn't take another no. I wonder what she is thinking. James continued his thoughts as he absentmindedly passed notes to the girl who now had her hand on his thigh, and it was inching up. But he ignored it. He was now focused on lily who was staring hard at the paper on the desk in front of her. He decided that he would see what is bothering Lily after class.

When class ended Lily got up and walked very fast out of class, before anyone else got up Lily was out of there. She had no other classes that day, nor did anyone else for that matter, so she went to the common room and up to the girls dormitories where she climbed into bed and cried. She put her curtains around her bed and put a spell on them so no one could hear her or get in. then she cried her self to sleep.

James got up out of his desk and watched Lily, with her head down, dash out of the classroom, well so much for finding out what's wrong with her. Maybe Sarah will know. Sarah was just as astonished that Lily was gone that fast, although she hadn't noticed for several minutes as Michael was kissing her neck for the last few minutes of class and some time after.

"Hey Sarah!" James yelled over the people who were making an escape to get out of the door.

"Mmm Michael stop. What James?" she yelled back as she pushed Michael off her for a minute.

James walked towards her and asked, "Where'd Lily go? Did you notice something funny about her this class?" As he said this Sirius and Remus looked at each other and walked out of the classroom to have a chat about it.

"Lily? There's something wrong with Lily? Actually, now that you mention it, she did seem pretty quiet. But no, I don't know what's wrong with her. I'll find out and tell you at dinner."

"Okay… I guess I'll have to wait till then. If you can tell me sooner that would be great though."

Sarah Eyed James suspiciously then said, "Okay. By the way, your girlfriend over there is waving at you and doing a weird little dance to get you attention. It's actually kind of freaky."

"My girlfriend? Oh, she's just a friend of mine."

"Okay, your business is your business but please make her stop before she hits someone in the head by accident."

James looked over and saw that Kendra was waving her arms furiously that knocked some books out of one kids hands. Then she started jumping up and down. He walked over to her and grabbed her arm and pulled her along.

Mean while, at the library, Sirius and Remus were talking. "Did you see the way Lily looked when she noticed James? I really think that she has started to like him." Remus said.

"Yea, I noticed that too. It's too bad that he asked Kendra to hogsmede with him. That must be brutal on him. And Lily for that matter." Sirius said.

"Kendra… I can't believe that he asked Kendra out. It must be that she was the only single girl besides Lily, even though Lily wouldn't go out with him,that would go with him, since everyone else has a date to hogsmede. Poor mate. He should ditch her and go with Lily, I think she'll say yes now."

"Maybe, we should talk this over with James a bit." Sirius said.

"But will he listen?" Remus questioned. I think he's heard too many no's and he quit now.

Lily was still lying in her bed crying, when she heard Sarah walk in. The spell Lily had put on her bed was so no one could hear her, but it let Lily hear everything that was going on.

"Lily I know you are in there. What's wrong? Come out, please? Lily, James wanted to know why you look so down in history. You were really quiet. Is something wrong? Are you ill? Lily please, talk to me."

Lily wiped her eyes and opened the curtain. "I was going to ask him if he still wanted to go to hogsmede with me. But then I saw him with the other girl. And I don't know why I'm even crying, I mean, I've hated him for so long and now… I don't know… I'm just confused I guess. My feelings are all weird inside. I'm sorry. I must sound like a total dork."

"No, no you don't. I understand. But… he does like you Lily. He really does."

"Right. That's why he is with that other girl right?"

"Well Lily… you can't think that he will stick around and wait for you to make up your mind or for you to say yes. I mean he has dated girls while waiting for you, and that has never bugged you before."

"Well before I didn't like him. Now I do."

"Lily, that's not fair to him. You have to talk to him. Tell him everything that is going on inside that head of yours. He'll listen. He's a good guy. I promise."

"Okay. I guess your right. Maybe I will." Lily sighed.

"Now come down to dinner"

"Nah, I'm not hungry. I think I'm just going to go down and do some homework. Get some studying in. I didn't take any notes in history. I should go get someone else's or read the chapter that he went over."

"Okay Lily, take it easy. I'll be back. I'm starving." Sarah said and left to eat some grub.

Lily sighed and went down to the common room and started her work on her essays.

James was sitting at the table next to Sirius, he wasn't eating much, and he was too preoccupied with the thought of lily. Sirius on the other hand, was stuffing food in his face like there was no tomorrow. It was actually a bit sickening to watch. "Arfe you guma Eat sumfen?" Sirius said as food flew out of his mouth and onto James's face.

"No… And thanks for that shower. I needed it." James said in disgust as he wiped his face clean of Sirius spit food. "Now I'm contaminated."

"Youf mow youf wuv me!" Sirius spat out some more food at that sentence. James just wiped his face clean, for the second time that night. Then he noticed Sarah looking down the table of crowded people. Michael was sandwiched between to guys so she couldn't sit with him, but there was room next to James. Perfect, then I can tell him to run up to the common room and talk to Lily before anyone goes up there. She thought and walked over and sat down next to James. "Hey James" she whispered in his ear.

"Yea?" he said.

"Go run up to the common room quick and talk to Lily. Before anyone else gets up there." She whispered so only he could hear. Sirius and Remus were looking at her strangely.

"Okay thanks!" he said, and got up and walked out of the great hall. When he was outside of it, he made a sprint for the portrait. "Hairy Nosed Goblins" James said to the portrait and it opened for him. He walked in to see Lily had fallen asleep at a table cluttered with books. She really does study too hard he thought as he walked over to her and gently woke her up by shaking her slightly.

"James!" She said groggily. "What are you doing here?"

"Nothing, I just wanted to see how you were doing." He replied quietly for he didn't want her to be woken up too fast to loud noises.

"Oh… I'm fine. Why don't you ask your girlfriend how she is doing instead of me?" she replied sleepily but it still had that hint of coldness on her voice.

"Well, for one, she isn't my girlfriend and two, I don't care about her. But I do care about you lily. I love you. And always will."

"James…" lily said then paused.

"Yes?" he urged her to continue.

"Will you go to hogsmede with me?" She said blankly. And James just stared at her, too shocked to say anything.