Nothing else happened on that train ride. James just smiled as if he had won the lottery, and I just sat there, reading my book. When we arrived at Hogwarts, though, watching the First Years get Sorted, was when the fun began.

"Hi, Emma! Hi, Mary! I've missed you SO much!"

"So…" Mary asked, twirling a strand of her long brown hair around her wrist. "Who's the head boy?"

"Yeah!" Emma shouted. "Spill!"

"Emma! Not so loud! Okay…Don't bother me. Do you promise you won't bother me? Oh, who am I kidding? You'll bother me anyways. It's…" I gulped. "James Potter."

Mary squealed, and so did Emma. "See!" Mary said. "I told you it was going to work out! Now, you two are going to be on patrol EVERY DAY together, and you both have joint dorms! Oh, you two will be such a cute couple!"

"Mary! You sound SO much like James! That's exactly what he said on the train." I said. I was so glad they hadn't noticed the roses yet. My pleasure was gone in a second, though, when Emma (Curse Emma and her sharp eyes!) witnessed the red beauties.

"Ooh! Lily, do you have a secret admirer you're not telling us about?" Emma asked. "Those roses look beautiful!"

I sighed. I really didn't want to tell them, but what could I do? "They're from James."

"Lily, something's up. Don't try to hide things from me. I've known you since we were First Years. Why didn't you throw them out yet?"

Emma was right. I couldn't keep a secret from her. "Well…they're just too beautiful! How could I throw these roses out? And, you're right. There is something more. I…agreed to be his friend this year if he wasn't immature."

"There's more, isn't there? Spill!" Mary shouted.

"Hush, or I won't tell you!" I yelled, but not as loud.

"Sorry." Mary said meekly. "So? Spill!"

"Well…I kind of kissed him on the cheek."

"Wow! Finally, Lily, you're seeing the light! Go out with him! Do it!" Emma shouted, but not as loud as Mary was.

"Well…he was being so sweet that I promised to go out with him sometime this year and kiss him on the date." I said, trying to rush it all in. There was no point rushing, though. I would never hear the end of this. Ever! This would be the talk of the school by tomorrow. And with Mary's mouth, it would be the talk of Gryffindor by the party tonight!

"Well, Lily…have you forgotten our promise as First Years? Remember? We promised to hold this up forever and ever and ever! And you hexed it so that whoever breaks their promise…or their dare…has to kiss Severus Snape!"

Why did Emma keep bringing up foolish things I had done when I was a First Year? "Well…I'll keep my sisterhood promise if you two will! Remember, Emma, if you make mine too evil, Mary and I will come up with something worse for you!"

Our talking immediately stopped, however, as James came and sat next to me.

What is the sisterhood promise? Will any of them have to kiss Snape? Why do I sound like a TV announcer? Find out in the next chapter!