Authors Note: This one is super lame. I'm just saying. As per usual: No beta's, less than 24 hours to write it, but this time I don't have a list to go on for prompts. We'll see how that works.
Thanks for reading!
Most of the school was outside, some still in their school robes and others in their night clothes and wrapped in blankets. They were making small chatter in the dark and huddling in groups to keep warm, watching and waiting.
Lily stood next to James, awkwardly quiet as their mutual friends talked and as they shuffled their feet in the frozen dirt and dying grass.
"It's freezing out here," James mumbled, mostly to himself. Lily glanced up at him out of the corner of her eye.
"That's because it's mid-December."
He nodded, his hands deep in his cloak pockets. Lily drew her coat closer around her, staring up at the large tree in the middle of the grounds outside of the Hufflepuff commons room.
"That's probably it."
"Yeah."
They fell silent again and James began rocking back and forth on his heels while Lily pulled pieces of fuzz off of her clothes.
There was a collective gasp as the lights turned on and the tree lit up, the bright lights reflecting off of the lake.
"Oh, Merlin. I think I may go blind," Lily said, blocking the light with her hand. James laughed.
"As someone halfway there, it's not as great as it seems."
"Is your poor eye sight genetic, do you think?"
He looked at her, his eyebrows furrowed. "What kind of question is that?"
"I was just curious."
"I got it from my dad, I think."
Lily nodded, swaying back and forth in the dim light. She was smiling up at him and he raised an eyebrow.
"Do you want to be friends, Evans?"
"What kind of a question is that?" She teased, poking his arm.
"One that I want answered."
She smiled and nodded. "Sure, Potter. I'd love to be friends."
MerlissaBlack wanted to know how Lily and James became friends, so there's that. I won't be offended if no one reviews on this one, but thanks to everyone who has so far.