CHAPTER 2

Thanks for all my reviews, I'm glad you liked it! Sorry I took so long to continue, but now I am up and at it again.

Here it goes…

It didn't take long for word to get around, that the Head Boy and Girl, Lily Evans and James Potter were dating. Lily's friends Alice and Molly were absolutely delighted to see that Lily had finally found James after all these years of denial. Alice shrieked maniacally when she heard and ran through the common room dancing and singing, "I knew it, I knew it", and Sirius grinned at James all morning until finally James retorted, "What's wrong with you padfoot!" to which he replied, "I saw you, You and Lily, James and Lily, James and Lily"

The entire school was in uproar, and even professor Dumbledore himself stopped to congratulate the pair, with a hearty, "About time, you two", and a famous wink.

James' heart was soaring. It seemed impossible that something so good could come along right when he needed it most. She had helped him through what he had lost and provided him with the love he thought he would never be able to feel again. True, Longbottom tried to hex him everytime they ran into each other, but apart from that, life was great.

The first Hogsmeade visit of the year was coming up and he couldn't wait to take Lily to this really cute romantic café which had just opened. Madam Puddifoot's or something like that. Now all he had to do was ask her. He was just waiting for the right moment, but there never seemed to be one. Infact, James reasoned, Lily had had very little time for anything recently. Every time he saw her, it was just a quick peck on the cheek, and keeping on running. Sure, he understood she was taking a lot more subjects than he was, but surely there was time in the day for her to stop and tell him how she felt, or relax, he reasoned. Finally, he caught a glimpse of her red hair as it flashed through the door to their dorm, and smiling to himself, he got up and went over to greet her. She was now rapidly writing on a piece of parchment at her desk, her eyes glued to the text book in front of her. Slyly, he slid his arms around the back of the chair and engulfed her in a hug. "Hey Lil", he said, whispering in her ear, kissing the side of her neck passionately.

"James", she giggled, twisting around to meet him in a deep embrace. They stayed locked in this crazy position for several minuted, enjoying the touch of the other. Just as James was sliding his hand up Lily's shirt, Sirius walked through the door,

"Hey Prongs…Oh man, why is it always me!" he groaned.

"What is it?" Remus questioned, coming into the room, then shielding his eyes as he saw the two of them, "You could have warned me Padfoot", he exclaimed, "Come on you two, break it up for like two seconds, we have some important news to tell you Prongs."

Reluctantly he removed his hand from Lily's shirt and glared menacingly at the two of them, "This had better be good you two", he said.

"Settle down Prongs", Sirius grinned, "Secret business sorry Lil's", he said, wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

"This better not be another ill conceived prank on Severus", Lily warned, "And did I give you permission to call me Lil's Sirius?"

"Gotta go", Remus intervened hastily, "Come on Prongs"

Leaving Lily with one final embrace that had Remus and Sirius groaning inwardly, he escaped out of the room with promises of good behaviour and lack of pranks.

"So what is it guys?" he questioned, ruffling his hair in the casual way that always made the girls swoon, "It'd better not be Severus. I consider making out with Lily much higher on my enjoyment list than his pranks."

"Death Eaters", informed Remus, "Meeting tonight. Thought you might like to disrupt proceedings. Motley and Reseptus are meant to be there."

"We could take 'em out Prongs", said Sirius, studying his friends expression closely, "I mean we don't have a chance against you know who, but those two had a major role to play in your families attack and I say they deserve some serious ass-kicking."

James filled with a sudden hot anger at the mention of the names of his families murderers, agreed straight away.

"What's the plan", he muttered pulling his wand and invisibility cloak from his back pocket, as they made their way to the Womping Willow exit from the castle.