Ch.5 Reminiscent of the Perfect Night
" Lils, I'm so sorry," James apologized as they walked to breakfast.
" It's not your fault. Dumbledore's right, we ought to be discreet. That is if you still want to be my-"
" Of course I still want to be your boyfriend!" James cut her off. He was blushing furiously.
" But on the way to Dumbledore's..." Lily trailed off. She looked and sounded hurt.
" I...uh...I just didn't think it would make a good impression if we walked in holding hands," James lied quickly, hoping to avoid a row.
" JAMES POTTER DON'T YOU DARE LIE TO ME!!!!!!!!" Lily shouted, her temper getting the better of her, " You tell me the truth or you can just forget I ever-"
" OK, OK, I'm sorry," James said, holding his hands up in defense. " It's just, I was starting to think you had...I dunno...set me up or something."
" James, I would never-" Lily broke off suddenly. She sighed, " You're right I would have. But, I didn't. I meant everything I said last night."
" I did, too."
James took her hand in his once more and they walked hand-in-hand down to the Great Hall for breakfast. " Oy! Prongs! Over here!, " Sirius called to James as they entered.
" Sorry, gotta go," James said," Marauder business"
" Me too. Gotta talk to Alice." Lily smiled and James grinned right back at her, giving her hand another small squeeze before letting go.
" What's up?" Sirius asked as James sat down between Remus and him. " I didn't hear you come into the dormitory last night."
" Fell asleep."
" So, what happened with Lily?" Remus asked in a would-be-casual tone.
" You know, Moony, there are times when you are one of my greatest friends, and there are also times when you should keep your nose out unless you want me to add it to my collection," James replied with a grin.
" What happened with Evans?" said Sirius, dumbly.
" I believe that was a threat Mr. Prongs"
" What happened with Evans?"
" Indeed it was Mr. Moony"
" WHAT HAPPENED WITH EVANS!!!!!!!!!!"
" Not so loud, Padfoot," James hissed.
" Well, can you blame a bloke for being curious?"
" Yes," answered Peter, Remus, and James together.
" Come on, mate," Sirius sighed." I want details. I've never had anything deep and serious with a girl. Not that I'm complaining," he added with a grin.
" Alright, I'll confess," James said, happily." We kissed. Twice," he grinned again.
" Who made the first move," Sirius asked. He was obviously anxious for tips.
" Lily did, actually. She kissed me. Shocked the bloody hell out of me. I thought she'd lost a bet or something but she really meant it."
" So...why weren't you in the dormitory last night?" asked Remus, curiously.
" We fell asleep together by the fire, but McG-"
Sirius cut him off," Together? As in same armchair?"
" That doesn't seem like Lily," said Remus, thoughtfully.
" It's not that big of a deal," James defensively. " It was late and we were both tired and..." he trailed off reminiscently." Anyway, McGonagall found us asleep and hauled us in to see Dumbledore. We got a speech about how the younger students look up to us because we're Head Boy and Girl, twenty points docked, and probation of our positions. Lils was pretty upset," he added, sounding concerned.
" Bloody hell! I'm gonna be sick," said Sirius. "LILS?!?!"
A/n: thnx to Viicky for the constructive criticism. You're right It gets more detailed in later chapters...thnx to all my other reviewers...you guys rock!!! Love tol all, Lyny
