The next day Lily was considerably kinder to James, but still quite strict. They managed to finish off the Prefect schedules before James had to take off for practice. "I really don't know how you will manage to be captain and Head Boy. To top it off you're a Marauder! It is quite impossible." Lily said as he made way to leave. "Being a Marauder makes it easier. I know things." He gave her a cheeky grin and left.
Lily waited endlessly for James to come back. At one point Alice came by the dorm to check if she wanted to hang, but she said she was busy. She had a run-in with Mary and Marlene McKinnon who were walking past when she ran to the Prefect's restroom. She didn't understand her newfound obsession with James's love life, but she couldn't help but stare at the quidditch pitch.
"Want to try out for the team?" A voice behind her said. Lily huffed in annoyance. "No, I was just hoping you weren't leading Penelope to her death." James stuck out his tongue and laughed. "Nah, I took her to the lake, we went swimming." "In September?" "Warmth Charms. Duh." Lily couldn't help but smile. Just swimming.
"She's really fun to talk to. Really kind." He made a face that implied she wasn't. Lily rolled her eyes and said, "I can be if I want." James chuckled and replied, "I guess I'm not eligible for that treatment yet. Anyway, I had such a good time I'm taking her to Hogsmeade."
"What?!" Lily cried. James shifted on the balls of his feet, suddenly looking uneasy. "What do you mean 'What'?" "Um…. We haven't planned Hogsmeade weekends yet!" Again, he chuckled. "Marauder." He said, like it was obvious. She really didn't think the answer was obvious, but he probably knows a secret passage.
"Anyway, we really should plan Hogsmeade trips." Lily nodded, but she was slightly on edge the whole time they strategized.