Lily awoke the next morning and found she couldn't move. Cautiously she opened her eyes and looked right up at a pair of hazel eyes looking down at her and she suddenly remembered that James had a nightmare and came to make sure she was okay. She had figured the only way he would be able to go back to sleep was if he knew she would be all right so she let him sleep in her bed with her.

James smiled at Lily looking into her green eyes and said, "Morning beautiful."

Lily smiled back up at James and asked, "How long have you been awake?"

"Half an hour."

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"Maybe because I liked watching you sleep in my arms."

Lily tilted her head up and kissed James on the lips. As she started to pull away she James deepened the kiss. The kiss got more and more passionate. James' hands were resting on her back as he pulled her closer to him. His right hand slid under her night shirt and rested on the small of her back. His left hand started too started to slip inside her pants before Lily grabbed his hand and broke the kiss saying, "I'm not ready James."

James smiled at Lily and kissed the top of her head before saying, "I won't push you to do anything you don't want to do. I will wait forever for you."

Lily smirked and said, "I've noticed."

"Oh yeah and what is that supposed to mean?" James asked with a raised eyebrow.

"You did nothing but beg me to go out with you for a little over six years. I think that proves that you are stubborn."

"I like to think of it as determined."

"Well I think you are stubborn."

James smirked and said, "Oh yeah?"
"Yeah."

James rolled on top of Lily careful not to hurt her as he started to tickle her mercilessly.

Lily was laughing uncontrollably as she struggled to say, "James…stop…I …can't…breathe."

"Say: James Potter is the smartest, most handsome, most wonderful boyfriend in the world."

"Never," Lily said defiantly between laughs.

"Well then I won't stop tickling you, until you do."

"Fine, James Potter is the dumbest, most ugly, boyfriend in the world."

"That's it," James said as he tickled her more.

"Alright you win. James Potter is the smartest, most handsome, most wonderful boyfriend in the world."

James smiled and stopped tickling Lily and laid back down beside her taking her into his arms. James was just about to say something when he heard, "Prongs, Lilykins are you awake?"

Lily and James both groaned and James said, "We're changing the password."

"I agree, but since they are already in here, why don't we have a little bit of fun with them."

"What do you have in mind?"

"What do you think I have in mind?"

"I like the way you think," James said nipping at the tip of her nose playfully.

"Ready?"

"Whenever you are," James said making sure his back was towards the door.

"Oh James," Lily said a little bit louder than necessary as she fought back a laugh.

"Lily," James did his best to groan.

The next thing they knew the door to Lily's room was flying open and Lindsy and Sirius ran in.

"PRONGS," Sirius yelled.

"LILY," Lindsy yelled at the same time Sirius did.

Lily and James couldn't keep up the charade any longer and they started busting out laughing.

Sirius and Lindsy looked at each other with a confused look. Lily stopped laughing for just a minute and said, "Gotcha."

"Did you two actually think we were having sex?" James asked as he sat up and brought Lily onto his lap.

"We told them not to come up here," Alice said as she walked in with the rest of the gang behind her.

"Good morning," Lily said. "Jen, you look tired."

"I didn't get much sleep last night, my head hurt," Jen replied.

"James what are you doing in Lily's bed?"

James was about to say something when Lily said, "I had a nightmare and I asked him to stay with me."

James looked at her and smiled. Just as he was about to say something Lindsy started to collapse. Sirius caught her and said, "Are you alright?"

Lily got off James' lap and ran over to Lindsy and said, "What's wrong?'

Lindsy smiled weakly and said, "I think I might be catching the flu. I'll just run up to see Madam Pomphry."

"I'll go with you," Lily said.

"No you guys stay here, I'll be fine. Be right back. Don't argue with me either," Lindsy said before she made her way out of the Heads Tower and towards the Hospital Wing.

"I hope she is okay, she seemed fine this morning," Alice said.

James smirked and said, "She's a Potter, she'll be fine. It takes more than a flu bug to get us down."

Lily rolled her eyes and said playfully, "Arrogant git."

"But you love me," James said pulling her back on his lap.

"Maybe," she said and then James started to tickle her and she added, "I do."

Meanwhile

"What is it you need Lindsy?" Madam Pomphry asked.

"I need a shot of my potion," Lindsy said as she rested on the bed.

"Lindsy."

"Look I haven't taken it since the end of fifth year,"

"I thought we decided that you didn't need it anymore. Besides you can't depend on it your whole life."

"I didn't think I did, but something has come up and I need it. I almost collapsed this morning."

"Alright I'll let you have it today, but we need to talk to Professor Dumbledore about it. Understand?" Madam Pomphry asked as she went to the cupboard and got out a bottle with Lindsy's name on it.

"Yes, ma'am," Lindsy said as she drank the potion. "Yuck, I forgot how awful this stuff tasted."
"Feel better now?"

"I won't know until I test it out, if not I'll be back."

I'm sure you will, now out, this is for sick patients," She said as she ushered Lindsy out of the Hospital Wing.

"Thank you," Lindsy said before she made her way back to the Heads Tower.

Lindsy entered the Head's common room to find everyone entertaining themselves with a game of exploding snap.

"So did you guys miss me?" Lindsy said to make her presence known. She took the only seat that was left, which just happened to be beside Sirius.

"I don't know about the rest of these people, but I missed the good looking Potter," Sirius said as he put his arm around her shoulder. Lindsy half heartily glared at Sirius before removing his arm.

"I don't know if I agree with you Sirius," Lily said. "In my opinion James here is the good looking Potter."

"See Sirius I told you," James said looking smug.

"James I only said that because you're my boyfriend and I feel obligated," Lily said.

"What, you mean you don't think I'm handsome?" James asked feigning hurt.

"Of course I do," Lily said as she kissed James quickly on the lips before saying, "I was just kidding."

"I kinda of liked it better when those two were arguing, at least they weren't so lovey dovey," Sirius said jokingly.

Frank smirked and pulled Alice from her seat beside him and put her on his lap and said, "Alice, I love you."

Alice giggled and said, "Aww, Frank I love you too," and she kissed him on the mouth quickly.

Jen smirk and climbed on Remus' lap and said seductively, "Why don't you and I find a broom closet?"

Remus looked like he was debating it and then said, "If you want to babe."

Jen stood up and dragged Remus out of the room with her. Sirius turned to Lindsy and said, "What about you Potter?"

"Sorry Sirius, I'm busy right now and even if I wasn't I wouldn't go to a broom closet with you."

"What are you busy with?" Sirius asked.

"I'm actually going to start on my Transfiguration homework," Lindsy said as she stood up and started to leave. "Alice, Lily you two want to come?"

"Sure, I think I should start on it too," Lily said getting up.

"Yeah, I think I should start on it too," Alice said.

"Prongs, Frank what's say we go prank someone," Sirius asked.

"I don't know Padfoot, I'm Head Boy," James said.

"Never stopped you before," Lily said referring to the beginning of the year prank that the Marauders pulled off.

"Yes but now I have to impress the Head Girl or I might not get anymore snog fests in the Head's Common Room."

"James, go do something with Sirius, Lindsy, Alice and I need to talk," Lily said.

"You too, Frank, keep those two gits in line," Alice said with a chuckle.

"Sure thing, love," Frank said. "See you in the common room later.

"Bye," the three girls chimed as they walked out of the common room and went towards the library.

"So Prongs, Frank, who are we going to prank today?"
Frank smiled and said, "How about Malfoy and Snivellus?"
"They are great targets, so what do we do to them? Turn their hair pink and put them in dresses?" Sirius asked.

"Did that already, we need something bigger," James said thinking.

"I got it, let's get them where it hurts the most," Frank suggested.

Sirius raised an eyebrow and asked, "Oh yeah and where is that?"

"Two words, House Points," Frank said simply.

Sirius looked intrigued and said, "Interesting, go on."

"First we need Peter," Frank said.

"Then what?" James asked intrigued.

"Then we use him for bait."

Sirius was next to speak by saying, "I like were this is going. What will we be doing?"
"Well us three will be making our way outside when we just happed to run into them picking on poor Peter. And since James here is Head Boy, he can take points away."

"I don't know isn't that cheating?" James asked.

Sirius looked at Frank and winked as he said, "Your right James, Frank we can't do that James could get in trouble because he would know it was a trick."

"Your right what was I thinking," Frank said catching on to what Sirius was meaning.

"Well back to the drawing board," Sirius said.

"Oh I forgot I need to ask Alice something," Frank said as he got up and rushed out of the common room.

James and Sirius looked confused, well James did, Sirius knew what he was up to.

"So what happened after you and Lily left the dance? I know you two left early," Sirius said wiggling his eyebrows. He knew why they left but he couldn't tell James the real reason.

"She said she was tired so we came up and here and we just talked, you know got to know each other better. She really is an amazing person."

"You know what you sound like?"

"What Padfoot?"

"You sound like a guy from one of those sappy muggle romance movies."

James smiled and said, "Yeah, maybe I do, that's because I'm in love."

"I'm back," Frank said as he entered the common room again.

"Well you're just in time to make fun of James for acting like one of those guys in sappy muggle romance movies," Sirius said.

"Well I say we go outside it's getting stuffy in here and I can't take anymore of you making fun of me Padfoot," James said as he got up and headed out of the common room with Sirius and Frank close behind.

Meanwhile with the Girls

The girls found a table in the library and were looking up Animagi when Lindsy said, "I think Sirius and I are going to tell James on Saturday."

"Why Saturday?" Alice asked.

"We have a Hogsmeade trip and we planned to tell him when we all meet up at the Three Broomsticks."

"That's a good idea, in a public place, and with Lily, he won't cause a scene," Alice said with a chuckle.

"And don't worry, Alice and I won't let you two chicken out," Lily said smirking.

"Thanks," Lindsy said sarcastically.

"Look what is says here: It says that if a group of girls turns into the same kind of animal, like the three of us are all big cats, then they have a strong bond."

"Speaking of strong bonds, has any of you noticed that Jen has been kind of distant since we got back?" Lindsy asked.

"No, I feel awful for saying this but I've been a little distracted myself, with James and being Head Girl that I really haven't paid much attention. I'm such a horrible friend."

"No your not, you've had a lot to do these first two weeks. Besides if you're a bad friend then we are too," Lindsy said.

"She's right," Alice agreed.

"How do you figure?" Lily asked.

"Because Alice has been busy with Frank and I've been busy trying to hide my relationship with Sirius from my brother, so we've all been distracted."

"Yeah well you picked up on Jen being distant and I didn't," Lily said.

"I have a talent for things like that," Lindsy said.

"How so?" Alice asked.

"Can't say, so please don't ask," Lindsy said.

"Fine, we'll drop it on one condition," Lily said.

"What's that?" Lindsy asked.

"That when you can say we will be the first to know," Alice said.

"That's a promise; now let's get back to work," Lindsy said and they started to look up more information.

Back with the guys

"Let's find Wormtail," James suggested. "He should be planning with us. I'd invite Remus but I have a feeling he's a little detained at the moment."

"I don't think detained is the word, more like busy," Sirius said with a chuckle.

"Hey did you here that?" James asked.

"It sounded like someone yelling," Sirius said.

"This way," James said running around the corner.

Around the Corner

"Leave me alone Black."

"Where's the rest of your gang Pettigrew?" Regulas asked.

"Where right here dear brother," Sirius spat.

"Well if it isn't the blood traitor of the family. Ready to come crawling back?" Regulas asked.

"Never; in fact you're not even my family anymore," Sirius spat back.

James stepped forward and said, "What do you think your doing Black?"

"None of your business Potter," Regulas spat.

"Oh really, this badge says other wise," James retorted pointing towards his Head Boy badge.

"The only reason you got it was because of your father," Regulas replied.

"25 points from Slytherin for disrespecting the Head Boy and 10 more points from Slytherin for threatening to curse another student. Now I suggest you run back to the dungeons before you loose even more points," James said sternly.

"Don't worry Potter; the Dark Lord has ways of dealing with blood traitors such as yourself and my brother."

"Was that a threat?" Sirius asked.

"No, a warning," Regulas said before he disappeared.

"Your brother really is a git," Frank said.

"Yeah and an idiot too," Sirius said with distaste. "I mean how can he side with a murdering bastard?"
"The prospect of power will do that to people who are weak," James said.

Sirius let out a dry laugh and said, "And he really is weak. Always letting dear mother control him."

Peter sensing the tension said, "What do you say we find Moony?"

"He's busy if you know what I mean," Sirius said with a chuckle.

"Yeah, three words Pete, Broom Closet, Jen," Frank said.

"Well never mind then, what should we do?"

"Plan a prank," Sirius said mischievously.

"Sounds good to me," James said.

The four of them walked outside and took a seat by their tree and started scheming.

That night

James walked back to his common room to meet Lily for their patrol. They hadn't gotten very far on their pranks because they needed Remus to help them with a few things. Granted James, Sirius, and Frank were smart, there were some things that only he could do. James stepped through the portrait and saw Lily sitting on the floor at the coffee table working on something. James walked behind the couch and climbed on it so that one leg was on each side of Lily. He said, "Hey love, what are you working on?"

Lily looked up and kissed James softly on the lips before saying, "Transfiguration. Ready to start patrolling?"

James smiled and said, "Whenever you are, flower."

Lily got up and said, "I'm ready."
Lily and James left the common room and started to patrol. As they turned the corner James asked, "Want to play our game?"

"Sure you go to that closet and I'll go to this one," Lily said as she stood in front of one closet and James stood in front of the other. "Who's in this closet?" Lily asked pointing to the closet she was in front of.

"I predict that it is a sixth year Ravenclaw with a fifth year Hufflepuff. Now who's in mine?"

"Two seventh year Slytherins," Lily said.

James smiled and said, "On the count of three open the door. Ready? One…two…three," and Lily opened her door revealing the occupants.

Lily was the first to speak, "5 points from Ravenclaw and 5 from Hufflepuff. Now you two need to get back to your dorms. But first what years are you in?"
"I'm a sixth year Hufflepuff," the boy answered.

"I'm a fifth year Ravenclaw," the girl said.

"Thank you, now back to your dorms," Lily said and the two students walked off and the she turned to James and said, "Well I believe that's a point for me and none for you." Points were received when one guessed right or when the other person guessed wrong.

"Your turn and you aren't going to get this right, because Slytherin common room is in the dungeon, so whey would they come up here?" James said as he opened the door.

James scowled as he said, "10 points from Slytherin for being out past curfew and 10 more off for snogging in a broom closet. Now Malfoy you and Black here need to make your way back to before I find some other reason to take points away from you."

"Where's your little Mudblood whore?" Lucious Malfoy retorted.

"25 points from Slytherin and 2 weeks detention for you Malfoy, now slither back to your common room," James growled. "And if you ever call Lily that again, points and detention will be the least of your worries."

"It would be your back I'd watch if I were you, Potter," Lucious Malfoy spat as he and Narcissa went back to their common room.

James turned to Lily and said, "I believe you get another point."

"I can't stand them. Calling me a mudblood has really gotten old, I mean he's been doing it since first year. You'd think that after that many years it would have gotten old," Lily said frowning and then adding with a smile, "I do believe I'm beating you 2 to 0."

"Aww, yes my beautiful flower, but I will make a come back. After all I'm James Potter," James said smugly.

"Yes I suppose you are but what is that supposed to mean to me?" Lily asked shrugging her shoulder and walking by him with a smirk.

James came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist before whispering in her ear, "It means that you love me because I'm your boyfriend and I would do anything for you."

Lily chuckled and said, "You got me there, James, I do love you," she turned her head around and kissed him before saying, "Now I think we should get back to patrolling and me kicking your butt in this game, like I have the last two times."

"You will not win this time my love, for I James Jack Potter will be the victor," James said a little more dramatically than needed.

Lily rolled her eyes and said, "Come on drama queen we still have two and a half more hours to patrol."

"Coming my love. Let's go to the first floor, I know a short cut," James said as he grabbed Lily's hand and let her towards a portrait and muttered a password and they mad their way down to the first floor.

Two hours later they were on the sixth floor getting ready to got back to the seventh to finish up there patrol. "Now James, dear, what were you saying about beating me? I believe the score is 25 to 10 in favor of me."

James huffed as he said, "You cheated."

Raising a questioning eyebrow she asked, "And how did I do that?"
"You paid those people off, so you would know who was where?" James said laughing.

"You found me out. I even paid Malfoy and Black off, you know how they love to do what I ask them," Lily said sarcastically while stifling a laugh.

"Alright, so maybe you didn't' pay them off but I will find out how you are doing it. What's say we open this last closet together?"

"I'll make you a deal," Lily said.

"I'm listening."

"If you guess right you win this round, but if you guess wrong then I automatically win."

"What about you?"

"Well I guess right then I win, but if I guess wrong then you win. Sound good to you?"

James smirked and said, "What do I get if I win?"

Lily smirked right back and said, "It's a surprise, but I guarantee you'll like it."

"Well in that case you got yourself a deal," James said taking Lily's hand and shaking it. "I think it's going to be two seventh year Gryffindors."

"But that's what I was going to say. Fine who it is then and if you get it right even if it is only one person then you win the surprise."

"It's Sirius and Grace Leonard, you know the crazy blonde?"
Lily's eyes got wide and she said, "I know who you're talking about. I can't stand her she's always staring at you and trying to flirt with you while I'm standing right beside you."

"You have nothing to worry about love I'm yours and only yours," James said as he hugged her and the said, "Ready on the count of three I'm going to open the door. One…two…three."

James opened the door and Lily just about died. Quick on her toes she leaned forward and kissed James, but he broke the kiss and said, "Look Lils its Sirius."

Sirius was looking pleadingly at Lily. The way he was standing you couldn't see who was in there with him, but she knew so she said, "Your right it is, now what's say you and I go back to the common room and I give you your surprise."

"First, who's in there with you Sirius?" James asked slightly amused.

"It doesn't matter James, you've won, don't you want your surprise?" Lily said desperately trying to get James away from the closet.

"Come on Lils are you the least bit curious?" James asked.

"Nope, who Sirius snogs in broom closets is his business and it doesn't interest me in the least, now come on James," Lily said as she tried to pull James away.

James didn't move and said, "Come out of there Sirius or I'm going to have to take points."

Sirius was looking desperate now because if he came out then James was going to see he was snogging and that wouldn't be good. Lily looked at James and knew he wasn't going to go anywhere until he found out so she gave Sirius as a defeated look and mouthed I tried to him and said, "Come out, he's not going to give up."

Sirius stepped out reluctantly and James saw who was snogging and said, "Lindsy."

"Yes," Lindsy answered.

Hope you like this chapter, please review and tell me what you thought. Ok to clear something up for justamuggle, Sirius isn't actually James' brother, but James thinks of him as one and Jack (James father) think of Sirius as another son. And I haven't officially decided if I'm going to have James and Lily live or not. Tell me what you think. Right now I can go either way, I'd love your input on the matter so please review and tell me. I love your reviews.