Friday Night (One Week Later) In The Head's Common Room

"Finished," Lily said as she exhaled loudly and sat back in her chair.

"I know, it was a lot of work but I know it's going to be worth it," James said.

"We should review it and then got to bed we have to get up and post this all these flyers around the school."

"Okay, let's review. The dance is next Saturday night from 7:00 pm until midnight. Its casual dress, so all years may attend. Dinner will be served at 8:00 pm. Am I forgetting anything?"
"Nope I think you covered all of it. Now I think its bed time we have to get up early to put the fliers for the dance up. Goodnight James, I'll see you in the morning," Lily said as she got up and walked up the steps to her dorm.

"Goodnight Lily," James said and then added, "Hey Lily."

"Yes, James?"
"Will…Oh never mind I'll see you in the morning," James said nervously.

"Okay," Lily said and walked into her room.

You dumbass, that was the perfect opportunity to ask her to the dance and you just blew it. James thought to himself as he walked up to his bedroom.

Sunday Morning

"Can I walk you to breakfast, fair lady?" James asked holding out his arm for her to take.

"Of course good, sir," Lily said taking James' arm giggling.

Now's your chance James, it's now or never. "Hey Lily."

"Yes, James?" Lily looked up at him questionably.

"I was wondering if…," James started.

"Hey Lily, wait up I have to ask you something," A voice called from behind them.

Lily turned around to see Amos Diggory jogging up to them, "Yes, Amos?"

Finally catching up to them Amos asked, ignoring the fact that James was standing right there, "Lily, I was wondering if you would like to be my date to the dance?"
James looked like he was going to kill Amos as Lily said, "I'm sorry, I can't."

James looked like Christmas came early. Then Amos asked, "Why?"

"I already have a date," Lily lied. I think James was just about to ask me and I really want to go with him.

"Oh okay," Amos said as he walked away.

She' already got a date. I'm too late. Shit. "Who are you going with?"
Lily turned to James and said, "Huh?"

James tried to sound casual as he asked again, "Who's your date?"

Lily smiled and said, "I don't have a date. See I'm waiting for this certain guy to ask me."

James smiled slightly and said, "Okay, oh I forgot I have to find Sirius, I need to ask him something."

Lily looked a little disappointed, "Okay, I'll see you later."

"Yeah, later," James said as he took off towards the stairs.

Lily stood there for a second before she turned to go back to her common room. She didn't feel very hungry anymore. She just wanted to be alone. Maybe he doesn't like me anymore; maybe I lost my chance.

Lindsy saw Lily walking towards her common room and followed. Catching up with her just before she went inside Lindsy said, "Lily, what's wrong?"
Lily turned around and said, "Nothing I just don't feel good."

"Since when do people cry when they don't feel good?"

Lily didn't even realize she was crying, "I have cramps and they hurt."

"Lily, I know that's not true, but I won't press the issue anymore. If you want to talk about it come find me, okay?"
"Thanks Lindsy, I will, I just want to be alone right now."
"Okay, well I will talk to you later. I'll tell everyone you don't feel well."

"You're the best friend anyone could ask for."

"Hey, loyalty is Potter strong point. See ya later," Lindsy said walking away.

Lily muttered the password and walked inside. She walked over to the couch and curled up and cried.

Back Down In the Great Hall

Lindsy looked all over for James and couldn't find him, so she decided that she would go eat breakfast and then deal with her brother. When she walked inside the Great Hall she saw James sitting there laughing with the Marauders and Frank. Frank wasn't technically a Marauder, but as much as he hung out with them he might as well have been.

Lindsy walked up to James and smacked him hard in the back of the head before saying, "You stupid git. Do you have any idea what you have done?"

"What do you mean what I have done? And done to who and why did you smack me?"

Lindsy scowled at her brother and said, "Get up and follow me."

"Why?" James demanded.

"Because if you don't I'll hex you into next year and I can guarantee you don't want to be on opposite side of my hexes do you Black? They are far worse than yours."

"Prongs mate, you had better go with her. Her hexes are the worst," Sirius said remembering a time at the beginning of fifth year when Lindsy hexed him.

"Fine," James said following his sister out of the Great Hall up to the Head's Common Room.

"Say the password so we can go inside," Lindsy said glaring. Then she added seeing James about to object, "Just do it Potter."

"Fine," James said and then muttered the password and stepped inside followed by Lindsy. They say Lily lying on the couch sleeping or so they thought.

"What did you do to her James? I saw you talking in the hall way and then you walked away and she came up here. She told me she just wanted to be alone after she lied to me and said she didn't feel well. Now what the hell did you do?"
"I didn't do anything I swear. I was going to ask her to the dance and then Diggory came up and asked her and she told him no because she already had a date. After Diggory left I asked her who her date was she told me that she didn't have one; that she was waiting for a certain guy to ask her, so I figured I lost my chance so I left."

Lindsy couldn't believe her ears. She gently smack James upside the head and said, "You stupid, stupid git. You don't have any idea what you have done. She was hinting for you to ask her. Now look at what you have done. Her eyes are red and puffy, she's obviously been crying and it's entirely your fault."

James looked at Lily and his heart broke, "I did that to her? I did that to the girl I love, because I was trying to spare my pride? I bet I just lost any chance I had with her now didn't I Linds?"
"You'll have to ask her. I'm not her. Maybe you should wake her up and talk to her. James, look I know things that no one knows, don't ask me how yet because I can't tell, but I know how much you love her. It's overpowering sometimes and I know she loves you too, but she's afraid of getting hurt. She's afraid of your reputation as a player."

"I would never hurt her sis, I love her too much to do that. Once I have her I'm not going to let her go. That is if I ever get her," James said a couple of tear escaping his eyes.

"Look James, I'm leaving now and I'm going to tell everyone that I was pissed at you for scaring away a date I had and that I put a hex on you that keeps you from moving for hours or until someone takes it off you. And since no one knows the password for your common room except you and Lily, you won't have to worry about anyone busting in on you. And everyone will think Lily doesn't feel well and that she is in her room sleeping."

"Thank sis, your the best," James said hugging his sister.

"Your welcome bro, now don't make me regret this," Lindsy said as she walked out the portrait door.

James walked over to Lily and sat down on the coffee table in front of her and softly said, "I can't believe I made you cry. It breaks my heart when you cry, but it kills me that it's my fault that you're crying now. I love you so much; I just wish I could tell you how much."

Lily stirred and said sleepily, "James is that you?"
"Yeah Lily, it's me. Were you crying?"
"No," Lily lied.

"Don't lie to me. I'm sorry Lily," James said.

"What are you sorry for?"

"I'm sorry for making you cry, I'm a git, I know that," James said now kneeling with her hand in his.

"James…" Lily started but was cut off my James briefly pressing his lips to hers.

"Lily, I'll understand if you say no, Merlin knows that's what I deserve, but I'll ask anyways. Lily, will you be my date for the dance?"

Lily was speechless and looked at James with an open mouth. She tried to say something but nothing came out.

James looked crestfallen and said, "I understand."

James was walking up to his room when Lily yelled, "YES."

James whipped around, "What?"

"I said, yes, I'd love to be your date to the dance."

James jumped off the stairs and ran over to Lily picking her up and spinning her around. "Thank you Lily," Then he sat her down and not thinking clearly kissed her.

James broke the kiss and said, "I'm sorry Lily, I shouldn't have done that."

"No, James it was fine," Lily said. People were right, he is a good kisser. Wow, the butterflies are still going. "James?"
"Yes Lily?" James asked as they sat on the couch.

"Did you mean what you said to Lindsy?"
"What do you mean?"
"I heard you two talking, I wasn't asleep."

"Yes, I meant every word. You are different from any girl I have ever met. You don't care what people think about you. You're real. Everything about you is real. Your smile, your attitude, your temper; and I love everything about you," James said smiling with love in his eyes.

Lily beamed at James. He really does care about me. Now I know I have just fallen for James Potter. "James, I need you to look me in the eyes right now and tell me how you feel about me, because I don't want hurt."

James looked her in the eyes and said, "Lily, I could never and would never hurt you; because Lily I love you. I love you Lily Victoria Evans."

Lily saw many emotions in his eyes, but the two strongest ones were sincerity and love. She smiled and said, "James Jack Potter, I think I'm in love with you too."

James looked at her with eyes full of love and said, "Lily, I know this is a bit sudden and all, but I have to ask and I will completely understand if you think it's too soon, but would you consider being my girlfriend?"
Lily bit her lip and thought for a minute before saying, "I'd love to."

James' face lit up and he grabbed Lily and pulled her on his lap and kissed her and said, "You have no idea how happy you have just made me. I have dreamed of this moment since first year."

"What are you going to dream about now that you have me?" Lily asked snuggling into James' arms.

"I think I can find something and I can guarantee you'll be in them," James said smirking.

"So are going to tell our friends today or let them find out at breakfast tomorrow?"

"Well I say we don't leave the common room today, so let them find out tomorrow. I would hate to spoil Lindsy's story."

"What about rounds?"

"I'm sure we could get Lindsy to cover for us."
"Your right, but first hand me my wand."

"Okay but why?"

"I'm going to make my self look sick and then I'm going to find Lindsy and ask her to do our rounds seeing as I can't remember the counter spell to unfreeze you and I don't feel well."

"I like the way you think," James said kissing Lily before handing her, her wand.

"I'd say you're a bad influence, but you know those pranks you swear you and the rest of the Marauders didn't do, but got blamed for?"

"Yeah, those were so good pranks too, I wish we would have thought of them," James said following Lily to the portrait hole.

"Lindsy, Alice, Jen and I did them," Lily said and walked out the door leaving a dumbfounded James behind.

Back with Lindsy

Lindsy walked back into the Great Hall and took her seat beside Sirius. She quietly put food on her plate.

"Where's James?" Alice asked.

"Oh he's indisposed at the moment," Lindsy said smirking.

"What did you do to him and why?" Jen asked.

"Well let's just say he can't move at the moment."

Sirius raised an eyebrow and asked, "How long is it going to last?"
"Oh until tomorrow morning or until someone takes it off him," Lindsy said smiling taking a drink of her pumpkin juice.

"Where is he?" Peter asked.

"His common room," Lindsy said.

"What exactly did he do?" Remus asked.

Discreetly putting her hand on Sirius' leg and squeezing, to let him know to play along, Lindsy said, "The stupid git scared away my date for the dance. No one wants to go with me because everyone is afraid that James will hex them. It just gets so frustrating, so I took matters into my own hands," Lindsy said smirking.

"Well I would love to escort you to the dance, beautiful," Sirius said.

"You should go with him Linds," Jen said.

"Yeah and what would James do to Black?" Lindsy said.

"I'll deal with James," Remus said. "Just go with him."

"Well okay, then Sirius I accept your offer to escort me to the dance."

"Great, how about you and I go to the broom closet?" Sirius said wiggling his eyebrows.

"Like I said before Black, when Lily becomes James' girlfriend, then I will go into a broom closet with you."

"Speaking of Lily, were is she?" Frank asked as he rubbed Alice's lower back.

"Oh she's in her room lying down, she doesn't feel well," Lindsy said. She hated lying to her friends but she promised Lily.

"Alice want to go for a walk?" Frank asked.

"Sure, why don't we all go for a walk? Do you mind Frank?"
"No, not at all, that's actually a great idea," Frank said.

"Let's go, come on Remus," Jen said.

"Go ahead I need to get something out of the dorm," Remus said kissing Jen on the head and walking out of the Great Hall.

"I need to talk to Professor McGonagall about something. I'll meet you guys down by the lake?"

"Yeah, so you in a few," Jen said heading out of the Great Hall followed by everyone except Remus and Lindsy.

Lindsy started to walk out when Remus said, "Wait up I'll walk with you."

"Okay," Lindsy said as they left the Great Hall.

"So when do you plan on telling James and the rest of us about you and Sirius?"

Lindsy's eyes widened and she said, "Remus I don't know where you got that but there is nothing going on between Sirius and I."

Remus chuckled and said, "Oh sure and Lily is pregnant with James' love child."

Lindsy laughed and said, "It's possible."

"Not anytime soon and you know that as well as I do. I know about you and Sirius and if you want me to cover for you two again, you need to tell me now."

"Okay fine you win Remus. Sirius and I have been snogging since end of fifth year."

"I know that, Sirius told me last night when I confronted him. So when are you going to tell everyone?"

"It's not everyone I'm worried about, it's James. You know how over protective he can be."

"I know but you're going to have to tell him."

"How? I can't exactly walk up to James and say, 'Hey bro, what up? Are you and Lily together yet? You are? That's great and oh by the way I'm snogging your best mate, Sirius. Good luck catching the snitch today," Lindsy said sarcastically.

Remus chuckled again, "Look, if you and Sirius want to snog, tell me. I'm sure Lily and I can cover for you. I mean we did the first night we were here."

"Thank Remus, your like the cool brother I never had," Lindsy said hugging him.

"James isn't that bad."
"I didn't mean that. It's like this, James is my very protective twin brother and you're my cool, you can do what you want, just be careful, brother," Lindsy said smiling at her reasoning.

"Your reasoning never ceases to amaze me, but I know what you mean. You're like the sister I never had," Remus said and then added, "Is that Lily?"

"Yeah, what's she doing out of bed?"

Lily walked up to them looking like she didn't feel well and said, "Lindsy, Remus, you just the two people I need to see. I don't feel well and I can't remember the counter curse to unfreeze James, so I was wondering if you two would take over our patrols tonight and we'll take yours tomorrow?"

Lindsy looked at Remus and he nodded so she said, "Sure Lily, just rest and don't worry the spell will wear off in a few hours."

"Thanks you two are the greatest," Lily said as she headed back towards her common room.

When he was sure Lily was out of earshot and no one would hear Remus said, "So what's really wrong with Lily?"

"What do you mean? She's got cramps."

"Lindsy Potter, don't lie to me. I'm not going to tell anyone," Remus said.

"Fine; you know how I said on the train that I wished she would just admit her feeling for James?"

"Yes, go on."

"Well James was going to ask her to the dance when Diggory came up and asked her. She told Diggory no, because she already had a date."

"Okay."

"When Diggory left James asked her who she was going with and she said no one. That she just said that she was waiting for a certain guy to ask her. Do you know what she was doing?"
"Yeah she was hinting for James to asked her," Remus said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Well my brother being the clueless git he is, didn't realize that and took off. Well I caught Lily just as she was about to go into her common room and asked her what was wrong. She told me she didn't feel well. But I could tell she had been crying and since I saw her talking to James I put two and two together."

"So that was why you smacked James upside the head earlier."

"Yup, and I made Sirius play along, with the whole ruining my date thing by squeezing his leg."

"Oh you're good; I didn't even see you slip your hand under the table."

"We've had lots of practice. Now we should get to the lake before they think we got lost."

"Good idea," Remus said and they walked towards the Entrance Hall to go to the lake to meet their friends.

Hey, hope you like the story so far. I just want to say the more reviews I get the quicker I update. Thanks. I already have the next chapter typed. If I get lots of reviews I'll post it very soon.