Last Good Halloween:

The news of Alice and Frank's attacked had devastated the Order. Everyone was mourning what had happened to them and constantly asking her and Sirius for details. Lily and James had taken it especially hard. Dumbledore had begged them to go into hiding, trying to use what happened to Frank and Alice as a guide to what could happen to them if they didn't hide. But instead of convincing them to go into hiding, all the Longbottoms' attack had done was make James and Lily think they were a nuisance and a danger to all of them.

Doe had actually had to sit Lily down and tell her that even if Voldemort held a wand to her head and told her he would kill her if she didn't stop seeing her, she still wouldn't. Lily had told her that wasn't funny, but she had become a little easier to reason with after that. She and James didn't seem to realize that there wasn't anything that could come between all of them. They would rather die than stop being friends with them.

Dumbledore hadn't requested an Order meeting the night of Halloween so Lily and James had decided to have dinner at there place. It was Harry's first Halloween and they wanted to make a big deal out of it. Sirius, Remus, Peter and Doe were all going over to their place after work.

So on Halloween night, Doe came home and quickly pulled off her auror robes.

" I think I'm starting to forget what I look like out of those" she told Remus as she put them in the wardrobe.

Remus smiled, " If it's any consolation, I like you in them" he said.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, " Oh do you?"

He grinned leaning down to kiss her, " Very much"

She wrapped herself around him and pulled him down to the couch with her, kissing him fiercely.

" We don't have to be at Lily and James for a whole hour, you know" she reminded him.

A wide smile spread across Remus' face, and he scooped her up in his arms leading her to the bedroom, and closing the door behind him with one flick of his wand.

They ended up being slightly late to Lily and James. She had miscalculated slightly and Remus and Doe were so immersed with each other, the time got away from them. Doe interlocked her hand with his as they approached Lily and James house.

" I think it was worth being a little late" she said as she knocked on the door.

Remus smiled so wide that his eyes crinkled, " I tend to agree"

Lily opened the door and smiled brightly, " Good you're finally here"

" Sorry, my fault we're late" she told her hugging her quickly as she let them into the house.

" I'm at fault too," Remus said, " I can't let her take all the blame"

Remus walked over to Sirius, James and Peter and greeted them happily.

" So why were you late, Doe?" Lily asked, a cheeky smile on her face.

" No reason" she told her smiling slightly.

" You're top is on inside out" Lily told her.

" No, it can't be" she said looking down quickly. Her shirt wasn't inside out.

Lily was smiling and winked, " Caught you"

Doe rolled her eyes, " Oh, hush Evans"

She laughed lightly and they all went into the sitting room.

Lily had outdone herself. She decorated the whole place just like the Great Hall at Halloween. The ceiling was covered with orange and black streamers and faux cobwebs. There were several large pumpkins positioned around the room. They had faces carved into them and every so often there would change their facial expressions.

Harry was sitting in James lap. He had just learned how to clap, and was doing it happily for the group of marauders clustered around him.

" He loves an audience" Lily said coming over, " just like his father"

James grinned, " He's just like me, you wouldn't believe the similarities"

" He looks just like you" Peter pointed out.

" Let's hope he has the quidditch skills" Sirius added.

" And the knack Transfiguration" Remus said.

" And his mother's brains" Doe said smiling down at Harry.

There was a chiming in the distance and Lily perked up.

" That'll be the dinner" she said getting up quickly.

Lily set out a wide spread on the table and they all sat down amazed at the amount of food she had managed to create. She had an entire cake that was shaped like a skeleton.

" You are an inspiration" Doe told her.

Lily rolled her eyes, " I enjoy doing this"

" It looks like you've got about ten house elves" Peter said.

Lily shook her head, " I've got magic, I don't need a house elf. That's something Petunia would do"

" She would" James agreed.

Lily shook her head, " And anyway I love household magic, and I wouldn't want someone else doing them for me"

" You know," Remus said, " I heard that there was a wizard in the ministry trying to pass a bill about granting house elves rights"

" Good" Lily said, " they should have rights like anyone else"

" It'll never pass" Sirius said shaking his head, " they're are too many families like mine that adore having indentured servitude"

" But maybe if enough people rallied together" Doe suggested.

" It's hard to get enough support for something like that" Peter said, " and Power is everything"

" How does Control of Magical Creatures feel about it?" James asked Remus.

Remus frowned, " They've remained impartial so far"

" Well that figures" James said shaking his head.

Doe felt Remus' hand graze hers under the table, and she took it squeezing it happily.

He caught her eye and winked at her. She bit into the piece of chicken on the plate in front of her trying not to grin at him too obviously.

Meanwhile, he was smiling at her the way that made her want to grab his face and kiss him roughly.

" Earth to Remus, Doe" James said quickly.

Remus and Doe both looked up quickly.

" Sorry, what?" Remus asked.

James laughed, " Remember us"

She blushed deeply, " What were we talking about?"

" Quidditch, what else" Lily said with a sigh, as Peter and James argued with Sirius about whether the Chudley Cannons would ever make a comeback.

After dinner, Lily put Harry to bed as they all gathered in the living room to have drinks. Doe had decided to have firewhiskey and she felt it burn the back of her throat when she took the first sip.

She flinched as the last of the sensation died away.

" Still haven't gotten the hang of it, I see" Sirius pointed out.

" You don't have that particular problem, do you?" she asked him cheekily.

Sirius grinned, " No, I don't" he said taking a large sip from his glass.

" I'll never forget that party where Doe got drunk" James said leaning back in his chair.

Doe sighed, " I'm never going to live that down" she said to Remus, dropping her head on his shoulder.

Remus laughed, " It was quite entertaining"

" That was a fantastic party" Sirius said remembering it fondly.

" Not the best though" James said, " that was hand's down the Halloween party fifth year"

" Yes!" Sirius said in agreement, " that was amazing"

" I remember the hassle it was to find costumes" Peter said hanging his head.

" Hard to believe that was five years ago" Lily said.

" It was definitely one of the best nights of my life" Remus said, catching her eye and smiling.

" Mine too" she agreed, remembering that that particular party was where Remus had finally asked her out. They had been together for five years now. That was such a strange thought.

"Our parties sure were legendary" James said happily.

" But they weren't nearly as legendary as our pranks" Sirius pointed out.

Smiles crossed all of the marauders faces as they launched into the storied of their best pranks that had all of them in tears by the end of it.

It had been a wonderful night. One of the best Halloween's they had all had together. Little did they know, that it would be the last good one they all had together, and that at this time the following year, everything would be different. And everything would be changed forever.