It was snowing when Lily woke up on Saturday morning. She turned to face the window and smiled to herself. She thought back to the confusion the day before, the confusion that had come to a surprisingly clear conclusion. She had agreed to date James Potter. She was fairly certain that Sirius had taken note of the exact minute she agreed and for years to come he would celebrate 'his brilliancy' for hooking them up. She yawned at sat up.

Once she was dressed she wandered into the small kitchen in her dorm with the idea of making herself a cup of tea.

"Good morning Lily," Remus said. Lily jumped.

"Goodness Remus, I didn't see you!"

"Sorry, I didn't want to wake you so I waited for you instead."

"I see, and what, may I ask, are you waiting for?"

"I'm wondering what the best way to ask Amber to this dance is." She smiled and poured the magically boiled water into two glasses.

"Well then, let's see what we can come up with." They sat down at the small table together and began brainstorming ideas. Lily, knowing most of Amber's interests backwards and forwards, and Remus, knowing a fair few of them himself, soon finished perfecting the final plan. Remus decided to send her a note enclosed in an envelope filled with tulip petals, as those where her favorite flowers.

"Thanks a bunch, Lily!" he said. As he walked away she heard him great someone at the door. She assumed it was James, after all, he did live in this dorm as well. She should have known better. It was Sirius.

"GOOD MORNING!" he yelled as he walked in.

"Sirius, why are you yelling?"

"Just making sure everyone is awake."

"Well, if they weren't before they are now," Lily replied just as James stumbled out of his room in his boxers rubbing sleep from his eyes.

"What is it?" he asked sleepily.

"Just came to tell you to get up!" Sirius exclaimed. James glared at him. "It's snowing! Snow ball fight!" At this James grinned and disappeared into his room. "Come on Lily! You too!" Sirius said.

"Ok I'm coming, calm down would you?" Lily said. She disappeared into her room as well to grab a jacket and some gloves.

She joined Sirius and waited for James to pull himself together. Once he joined them Sirius bounced down the hallway with them following after. Remus and Dawnelle were already outside.

"Girls against guys!" Sirius yelled.

"No fair! You out number us!" Lily yelled back.

"Nothing's fair in war!" Sirius said grinning. Dawnelle caught Lily's eye and winked. Lily smiled and joined her. Together they used magic to create a wall to hide behind and, with an aiming spell on their snowballs they proceeded to mercilessly attack the boys, who were busy trying to build their wall by hand. Remus, upon seeing Lily and Dawnelle's wall, quickly modified his strategies and used his wand to finish building the boys wall. Sirius and James instantly ducked behind it and came back with snowballs to return fire with. The game lasted until, soaking wet and tired, the girls finally admitted defeat. The boys yelled and screamed in victory and destroyed the wall the girls had been hiding behind. Sirius tackled Dawnelle to the ground and sat on her. She coughed and attempted to push him off.

"Sirius! Get your fat ass off me!" she whined.

"No! Not until you agree to go to the Potter's party with me," he announced.

"If that's what it takes to breath again then yes, I will go! Now move!"

"Ok, ok fine." He hauled himself up off of her and turned around to give her a hand up.

"Well, now that we are thoroughly soaked, I think getting dry sounds like a good idea," Lily said heading back towards the castle. James grinned at the others before running to catch up to her. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"So, are you going to be my date for my parents party?" he asked as they reached the common room.

"I'd love to! Can you tell me more about it?"

"It's basically a formal dinner party my parents throw at Christmas every year. There is a massive tree and good food and lots of dancing. It's always a good time. Sirius and I usually go home about three days before to help the parents with any last minute things, it also gives us a chance to visit with them, we generally stay for the rest of the break. You're welcome to stay with us. Dawnelle, I know is planning on it, and Amber is staying the night of the party but then she is going back to her house and Remus, I believe, is going with her."

"Ok, sounds like fun. I'm in. I just need to go talk to Dawnelle and see what she is planning on wearing," she replied grinning. She pulled her jacket and gloves off and took her wet hair out of the pony tail it was in.

"Of course, just make sure Sirius and I know what you're wearing. That way we can match you. It's tradition for the Potters to match their dates."

"Sirius isn't a Potter!"

"Might as well be," he said shrugging. "He does live with us after all."

"I guess you're right. Ok, I'm going to get dried off and then I'm going to find Dawnelle." He kissed her cheek and watched her disappear into her room. Sirius walked in not two seconds later.

"She coming?" he asked.

"Yeah, she is. I finally get the chance to introduce the girl of my dreams to my parents," James replied turning to face Sirius.

"They'll love her."

"How do you know?"

"I know because you love her. Oh, and because I've never brought her as a date before," Sirius said laughing.

"That is true. And yes, I do love her. No matter what anyone says."

"I never said anything to the contrary."

"I know you didn't." James watched Sirius carefully before saying, "so when are you going to admit that you've fallen as well?" Sirius grinned at him.

"I already have mate. I already have."

"And when are you going to tell her that?" Sirius stopped before replying. James was the only person who could do that to him. Leave him with nothing to say that is. Well, Dawnelle could too, but then, maybe that was just because he didn't know what to say around her.

"When I give her the necklace for Christmas," he finally replied. James nodded and sighed.

"Who would have thought, two Marauders have fallen in love, ever to be faithful to one girl alone from this point forward."

"Ah, I think you'd better make that three Marauders. Moony needs to be counted as well."

"Yeah, I guess he does."

If only those boys knew of the darkness that was quickly clouding the future they had spent so much time dreaming of.

(A/N: I know it's not like me to do the whole forshadowing bit but the party is going to be the first time I mention Voldemort so I thought I would start preparing you. Oh, sorry about the short chapter, it's just a filler, the next one should be up by tomorrow and will be quite a bit longer.

Love ya!)