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House: Gryffindor

Character in my house: Well, their all in my house, so I don't think it really matters, but I guess Lily Evans because she's the main character.

The Dare

"Alright, Lily, truth or dare?" Marissa asked, jumping up onto her knees. Lily sighed and turned to her over-enthusiastic friend. Her other friend, Carly, had suggested playing Truth or Dare to pass the time. Marissa and Lily were all too enthusiastic to try it, as they had never heard of the Muggle game before. Lily was now seriously regretting this decision, as she had already had to admit some very embarrassing truths.

"I guess I'll go with dare,"

"Alright," the gleam in Marissa's eyes scared Lily. "I dare you to go out with James Potter." Marissa said wickedly.

"You've got to be kidding me, Potter's the biggest jerk in the entire school and his ego could fill the castle!" Lily glared at her friend who was now grinning wickedly.

"I know, but he's hot."

"Making her go out with Potter is just mean, I like it." Carly cut in, looking away from the rain pouring down beyond the window.

"You guys suck. Alright, fine, I'll go out with my mortal enemy, maybe then he'll leave me alone." Lilly said, throwing her hands up in defeat.

That night Lily lay in bed, thinking about what she had to do. I hate Truth or Dare she kept whispering to herself as she tried to tell herself again and again that going out with James Potter wouldn't be that bad but as much as she tried to convince herself of this she couldn't quite make herself believe it.It was starting to get dark out by the time she finally drifted off to sleep with these thoughts running through her head. By morning she had forgotten all about the Dare.

Lily happily breathed in the fresh morning air as she walked along the lake with Marissa and Carly. She was walking backwards to see her friends while she was talking when she suddenly crashed into something, something that caught her before she fell. Apologizing, Lily tried to take a step away, but found the arms weren't letting go of her. She managed to turn around and found herself staring at the handsome features of James Potter.

"Let go of me, you jerk!" She shouted at him, trying to push him away, but was unsuccessful.

"If you'll go out with me." He said, an annoying grin on his face.

"I'm never going…"

"Actually, she would love to go out with you." Marissa interrupted her, a mischievous grin on her face. Lily felt Potter's arms loosen and quickly stepped away. Remembering the Dare she didn't contradict Marissa but she couldn't walk away without letting him know how it was wrong to just grab girls. She turned to tell him this, but stopped when she saw the look of surprise frozen on his face.

He hadn't moved since she had pulled away and was staring at her with a mixture of surprise and disbelief on his face. Lily now also noticed Sirius Black standing behind him. Great, another witness to her humiliation. Sirius seemed to notice his best friend's inability to speak, and decided to handle things himself.

"Wonderful, he'll meat you in the Great Hall at eleven on the next Hogsmeade trip." Sirius said, pulling his friend away.

"She'll be there!" Marissa called back, before leading Lily away too.

Lily Evans and James Potter stood next to each other in silence, both at a loss for what to say. They inched their way forward in the line waiting to be checked off by Filch. By the time they were out of the castle, they still hadn't said anything to one another. Finally it became too much for Lily.

"You know, I'm only going out with you so you'll stop harassing me." Lily said defiantly. The playful smile returned to Potter's face.

"You're just saying that because you're too scared to tell me you're in love with me." He said haughtily.

"Yeah, right! Like that's ever going to happen."

"Well, if we're on a date, we might as well act like it." Potter said, taking her hand in his and holding it firmly. Lily tried to pull away, but found she was trapped.

"Jerk."

"You know you love me."

"Keep dreaming."

"I knew you would give in eventually, no girl can resist me." Potter said teasingly.

"You know what, I liked it better when you weren't talking." Lily said, exasperated. She felt herself being pulled off to the side and looked up as Potter held open the door to Zonko's Joke Shop for her.

"You've got to be kidding me." She whispered under her breath. "We're on a date and you're taking me to a joke shop?" she asked him incredulously.

"Yep." He said, completely unfazed before walking off into the crowd. Lily sighed before following him.

An hour later, the two were walking down the main street again, James with a large bag of joke supplies. As much as Lily hated to admit it, she was having fun. The joke shop had been boring at first, but she was soon enjoying watching James run from shelf to shelf like a little boy in a candy shop. He had even managed to make her laugh a few times with demonstrations of some of the merchandise. By the time they left the store, Lily was in a much better mood. She had also realized that his egotism was to hide how nervous he actually was.

"So, where to next?" She asked, unable to keep a smile off her face.

"Honeydukes, of course." Lily rolled her eyes but followed him happily, her hand still in his. Now he really would be a little boy in a candy store, she thought to herself.

Lily felt the cold swirl of the water around her feet as she stared up at the moon. She and James had returned early from Hogsmeade and had gone for a walk around the lake, finally settling down in a little glade next to the water. Lily now sat next to him, both had their feet in the water and their hands were intertwined.

"So, am I still an egotistical jerk?" James asked playfully.

"Yes." Lily replied, smiling. James pouted, making her laugh. "But I don't hate you anymore."

"That took you long enough." Lily slapped him on the arm. He pretended to look hurt, then put an arm around her shoulder.

"You do know that if we get caught out here we'll be in so much trouble." She said, laying her head down on his shoulder.

"Ah, we won't get caught. I think you're forgetting that you're with me."

"You're right I was forgetting." Lily said teasingly before getting up, causing his arm to slide off her shoulder.

"Hey!" She heard James say, before he got up too. They stood there, an awkward silence descending on them, as neither knew what to do or say now.

"So, how do we get back into the castle without being seen?" Lily asked, breaking the silence.

"Easy." James said, pulling a silvery bundle from under his jacket.

"Fabric?" Lily asked, raising an eyebrow.

"That's an insult." James said haughtily, unfolding the silvery fabric. It shimmered in the moonlight. James threw it over himself. Lily gasped as he disappeared.

"Wow!" She whispered in awe.

"Are you coming or not?" James asked, poking his head out from under the cloak. After getting over the sight of seeing his head floating in the air, Lily gingerly got under the cloak too. Once underneath, she could see James again. The fabric felt like water running over skin, and it gave everything outside of the cloak a silver glint.

"This is amazing." She whispered, looking up at James. He was staring at her intensely. Lily found that she couldn't look away. Slowly he leaned down and hesitantly pressed his lips against hers. Lily flung her arms around him and deepened the kiss. There they stood, invisible too everyone but each other, kissing under the moon.

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