Lily descended from her dormitory by herself, Marlene and Hestia having left minutes earlier for breakfast. James was sitting with Remus, deep in discussion, however Remus spotted Lily and quickly left. James turned, resting one arm on the back of the couch, with a smile on his face.

"Technically, three days are equal to thirty six hours if you say that a day is twelve hours long and you don't include night time," Lily said as she plonked herself next to him.
"You would find a technicality, wouldn't you," James muttered, which made Lily laugh.
"I look forward to Hogsmeade, James," Lily said after a moment of pleasant silence. James cocked his head in thought. "Well, if you're shortening my time limit to thirty six hours, I may want to rethink my plan," he teased. Lily hit his arm softly.
"You can have as much time as you like," she said. Resting into his side, Lily sighed happily. "You're really comfy, did you know?"

James was trying his hardest to remain calm and collected. Lily was leaning on him by choice! Did this count as cuddling? Was this first base? Lily was so warm and soft against him. Instinctively, he rested his arm around Lily's shoulders.

To his utmost displeasure, his moment of bliss was interrupted when Sirius appeared in the common room. "Prongs!" he shouted. Lily jumped away from James' side, taking her warmth away. After a moment of hesitation, she got up and left for breakfast without a goodbye.

James threw his head back on the couch. "Padfoot," he groaned, "Have you heard of tact?"
Sirius looked confused. "Tact? Of course! I have plenty of it!" Rolling his eyes, James stood, stretched, and then followed Sirius out of the common room. "Lily and I were having a moment," James informed Sirius. "She was touching me, Padfoot, like actually touching me!"
Sirius held up a hand. "Woah, Prongs, stop right there. I do not want to know where she touches you when I'm not around."
"We were cuddling, Sirius!"
"I don't want to know. Anyway, can I look over your Transfiguration essay? There's some things I need to check." He looked at James hopefully, who didn't believe him for a second.
"Let me guess, Remus didn't let you look at his?" James asked with a smirk. Sirius hung his head.
"I'll pay you back," Sirius bribed. "Next time you're having a moment with Lily, I won't interrupt!"
"Deal," James agreed immediately. He handed over his Transfiguration essay, leaving Sirius to look over it.

"Hey!" Sirius shouted. "Hey, Prongs! This isn't even done!"

James grinned over his shoulder and he jogged away. "No interrupting our moments, Padfoot!" he reminded Sirius.

Marlene began giggling. "What's so funny?" Lily asked automatically. Without a word, Marlene pointed to the doors of the Great Hall.

Turning, Lily spotted James jogging in, laughing maniacally. Sirius was chasing him, waving a piece of parchment and yelling "You lied to me, Prongs! You LIED!"

Rolling her eyes at their antics, Lily returned to her breakfast. "I'm going to Hogsmeade with James this weekend, so you'll have to go with Hestia," Lily said to Marlene conversationally.
Marlene sulked. "But we were going to go Christmas shopping," she whined. Lily smiled.
"We'll go another time. The Hogsmeade weekend after, I promise."
Satisfied with the compromise, Marlene grinned. "Alright. So, is this a date?"

"Who's got a date?"

Lily and Marlene turned to see Remus standing behind them curiously. Marlene immediately pointed at Lily, who blushed. "She's going to Hogsmeade with James… again!" she said scandalously. Remus sat himself beside Lily and helped himself to some food. "Interesting," was all he said.
"Remember that safety is important," Marlene added with a snort, resulting in a smack from Lily.
"Why is that interesting?" Lily demanded from Remus, who shrugged easily.
"Usually I know about these things," he said simply. "James shouts them from the bathroom."

Uncomfortable with the topic of conversation, Lily turned her attention elsewhere. "Where's Hestia?" Lily asked Marlene. She had a knowing grin on her face that Lily ignored.
"She went to class early. Apparently she wanted to talk about her spell work or something with Flitwick. Honestly, Lily, she's almost as bad as you. She can already do the bloody spell perfectly."

Lily rolled her eyes. "So Remus, are you coming to Hogsmeade? Maybe you and Marlene should come?"
Remus blanched immediately. "Uh, I really don't think so Lily," he muttered quickly. "I, uh, have to go see my mother… or something."

He stood to leave, but Lily yanked him down. "Calm down, Remus, I'm only teasing," Lily assured him. Remus gave her a weak grin.

"Not making a move on Prongs' girl, are we Moony?" Sirius exclaimed from behind the two. Lily jumped in surprise, whereas Remus only sighed.
"Wouldn't dream of it, Padfoot."
"Yes you would."
"Where is James, anyway?" Lily asked curiously. Sirius smirked.
"I'm sure I have no idea," he said smoothly. "Although, there was a curiously loud broomstick cupboard on the second floor I noticed. I wonder what was going on there!"

Lily and Marlene shook their heads. Remus, ever the peacekeeper, left the Great Hall to go and rescue the Head Boy.