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I had been in my room for three hours getting ready and my mum walked in when I was putting a random bracelet on that I wasn't going to wear. She looked at me funny, "Lily what are you doing? You've been up here forever and your date is waiting!"

This got my attention, "My d-d-date?" I sputtered out.

"Yeah, and if I do say so he is a very good looking young man." she gave me a look that said that she wished she was me. Before I got too creeped out by my mother's comment I threw of the bracelet and ran out the door.

It was when I saw the familiar black messy hair that I got even more confused, I grabbed his arm and dragged him away, "Potter," I hissed, "what are you doing here?" usually I would be mad at this, but right now I was just curios.

"Lily," his hazel eyes bore into my green ones, "don't be mad. I know that you didn't have a date and I know that you and your sister don't have a great relationship so you can kick me out, but I just couldn't let you face this yourself."

I couldn't stop my jaw from dropping, "What?" was all I could force myself to say.

"I honestly can't let you face this alone," he looked sincere, "I talked to Dumbledore about it and he agreed. I promise I wont be annoying and if I make one mistake you can kick me out." He looked like he was pleading.

I didn't know what to think or say, "Well," I began, "if we are going to pull off being a couple we'll have to get along. So, truce?" he gave me the biggest smile I had ever seen, it wasn't even a smirk, he then held out his arm for me to take. As we began our walk to the crowd I leaned over closer to him so that my mouth was close to his ear, "James, thank you." I then hugged his arm.

He put his hand on mine and then we began to socialize with my sister's guests. I was a little surprised at how easy it was to pretend to like James and I liked it a lot more than hating him.

"Where's Petunia?" asked her fiance, Vernon Dursley, he is as bad as his name. Vernon is a huge man who is extremely bitter and when my sister finally had to tell him that I was a witch his response was, "Well at least my Tuny isn't a freak like that thing!" needless to say I don't like him very much.

"I think she's still getting ready." I said in my most pleasant voice.

"Hi, I'm James!" he said sticking out his hand.

Vernon looked at his hand disgusted, "Do you go to her school?" he asked hinting at the fact that he was aware of what I was.

"Yes," I realized that James realized about Vernon and he took on an excited tone, "Lily is the best in our school. She should show you sometime! Lily do you remember the time you turned that guy into a toad!"

I surpassed a giggle, "Yeah, how could I forget?" I began to play along, "I wouldn't turn him back for two weeks!"

Once Vernon ran away from us we let out our laughs, "Look at my little prankster apprentice!" James joked, "You did well young padawan," he pat me on the head.

I rolled my eyes at this, "I could out prank you any day, any time, any where." I knew as well as James that I could not out prank a marauder.

He gave me a funny look with a smirk plastered on his face, "Do you really believe that?"

"Oh sod off!" I gently pushed him, laughing and he laughed with me, "I might not be able to prank the way you can, but I can't be that bad at it."

His smirk became even more distinct, "I would really like to see that."

"Fine, you are going to teach me the art of pranking." I decided, "What's the plan?"

An evil smirk grew over James' face, "We are going to do the most ultimate of all ultimate pranks ever!" I could just see the plan formulating in James' brain, though it was cut short by someone tapping me on the shoulder.

There stood a girl with long, blonde hair and icy cold, blue eyes. She was hanging off the arm of a boy who had light, brown hair and green eyes. I knew these two, back before I moved to Hogwarts Amanda had been the bane of my existence and Jack was the boy who I had always had a brush on, "Hello, Lily." Amanda said smugly, she knew that I had always liked Jack.

"Hi-i-i, Jack, Amanda." I stuttered, too shocked to say anything else.

Luckily James understood and he walked forward with his hand out stretched, "Hello, I'm James Potter and you are?"

Amanda looked James out and I could tell that she liked James, though James had been so nice to me so far I knew him. I knew that James liked to snog hot girls and there was no doubt that Amanda was a hot girl, "Hi, I'm Amanda and this is my friend Jack."

"Boyfriend." Jack cut in and I looked down when he said that.

"This is my girlfriend Lily, do you guys already know each other?" James put his arm around me and looked down at me.

"We went to school together." Amanda informed him, never letting Jack talk.