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CHAPTER 7

"Lily, do you know where the dining room is?"

"We don't need to know."

"Oh, do you mean that door thingy?"

"Yup"

The two girls were sitting in Lily's room, fully dressed for diner and talking. Eliza decided on a pearl coloured silk dress for tonight, it was only knee length and had spaghetti straps, she had also done her hair up into an elegant knot to one side of her head. Lily on the other had she had dressed in full length baby blue dress that was strapless and had done Lily's make up simply, with her hair falling down her back in gentle curls.

"We best be going then, its 6:40 and I do not want to put up with a rant from Sirius about being late."

Lily walked over to the magicae ostium and whispered "The dining room we are meant to be in tonight." Then turned back to Eliza. "You coming?"

"Are you sure it will take us to the right one?"

"Positive, now come on."

Eliza walked over to the door and Lily opened it, revelling three boys and a huge grand dining room.

"Hey Lily, Eliza" Remus called having been the first to see us.

"Hey gu-" James and Peter turned around and their jaws dropped. Lily blushed and went to talk to Remus.

"Hey, do I have something on my face or something?"

"Why would you say that?" Remus laughed.

"They are staring."

"I think that is because you look great, not because you have something wrong."

"Remus, that is the understatement of the century." James laughed. "Lily you look amazing, brilliant, beautiful, magnifi-"

"Ok, ok stop." Lily's blush deepened. "So where is Pretty Boy?"

"Making himself pretty." Remus replied.

"Pretty Boy? Surely you're not talking about me dearest Lilikins?" Sirius said startling Lily.

"Why of course not Siri."

"Siri? Really?"

"Lilikins? Really?"

"Fair enough, Jamie, what's for dinner?"

"The usual, shall we sit down then?" There was a general murmur of agreement. The group sat down so that James was next to Lily and Lily was next to Sirius and on the other side of the table Remus was in between Peter and Eliza.

Halfway through dinner Lily was playing with her thumb nail when Eliza caught her attention and nodded towards the door, standing there was Rose, she walked straight over to Lily and she smiled, stroking the doe's head. "How'd you find us?" She whispered to the deer, not noticing everyone's attention on her until she looked up. Blushing Lily excused herself from the table and walked out of the room closely followed by the deer.

Rose suddenly took off running down the corridor, Lily struggled to keep up in her heels and long dress then finally having enough of them, pulled her heels off and hitched her dress up sprinting after the deer.

"Rose wait up." She called.

Suddenly Lily was at a glass door next to the doe, looking out at a beautiful garden and lake. Opening the door Lily dropped her shoes and let her dress down, stepping out into the cool summer nights air, walking bare foot over to the lake. She sat down with just her toes in the surprisingly warm water.

"I don't know about you but I'm really tempted to jump in."

"James Potter, I swear if you keep doing that, I am going to hex you and I don't want to ruin this dress, it's gorgeous and must have cost a fortune, plus it's not mine to ruin."

"Actually yes it is yours, I brought it for you half way through last year, I'm glad you like it."

"I was still screaming at you every ten minutes half way through last year."

"It doesn't hurt to be persistent and well my mum was trying to convince me to get you something nice that wasn't obnoxious."

"You told your mum about me?"

"Only after Sirius thought it would be funny to show her my journal."

To this she raised her eyebrow. "You kept a diary?"

"Journal." He corrected. "And ah, you may be mentioned every now and then." He was actually blushing! "Anyway she got curious as to who could have such an effect on me and got Sirius to point you out to her at Kings Cross and since was almost determined to get me with you, she would go out and buy things to go in your room and dresses for you to wear." He smiled. "She is, was more persistent than me."

Lily laughed. "I didn't think that was possible."

"Oh but it is and now if you don't mind." He winked then backing up about five paces sprinted forward and jumped in the lake, suit on and all.

"JAMES POTTER! YOU GOT WATER ON MY DRESS!" Lily yelled but he was gone and in his place was that beautiful stag, he knew she couldn't stay mad when he was like this.

"That's just unfair." She mumbled. There was a slight glow and James was back.

"But dear Lily if I had stayed myself I would have been murdered within minutes."

"James, I can't use magic outside of school yet."

"True but you would find a way."

"Well I'm going to bed before you wet me anymore." She turned to leave before she realized something. Sighing she turned back around. "Can you show me how to get back to my room?"

"Sure." He smiled, but it was a mischievous kind of smile. "But in exchange for one thing."

Sighing again Lily said. "If you say kiss you I will just walk around for a few hours."

"Actually I was going to say a goodnight hug." He winked and went ahead to open the door for me.

He followed me in and called out "Mae"

There was a loud crack noise and a small House elf appeared, when she looked up at James with her large brown orb-like eyes she smiled. "Master Jamie." She said in a high squeaky voice as she bowed so low her long nose was just centre meters above the floor.

James smiled "Mae this is Lily and Lily this is Mae, she looks after me when I'm home."

Bowing again the house elf exclaimed. "Miss Evans, welcome to the Potter manner."

"Please just call me Lily and it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Master Jamie she is even prettier than you describes sir." Lily blushed and looked at James who looked as though he had been caught red handed.

"Mae could you please fetch me some dry clothes and a towel?"

"Of course Sir." And with another crack the elf disappeared.

"Well Master Jamie, she seems very nice."

"She's a good friend and if you need anything ask her, she is honestly the nicest house elf here."

"Wait how many do you have?"

Before James could answer there was another crack and the tiny elf was standing there holding a pile of clothes, a towel and an A4 sized box. "Heres you are Sir." Mae handed James the towel and clothes then turned to me. "And Miss Lily this is for you, a gift from all us elves, we glads you're here Miss."

"Thank you." Lily smiled, and looked at James but he just winked and left to get changed.

Lily's smile grew when she opened the box to find it had an undetectable extension charm and inside it was a red dress, chocolates and a piece of paper. She flipped the paper over to see what it was and was greeted with a photo, not just any photo but a wizard photo of herself and James by the lake, they are talking then James jumps into the lake and transforms. "How did you get this? It only happened moments ago."

The little house elf just smiled and bowed then with a final crack left.

"So what did you get in your box? Sirius got a pineapple and peanut butter, but he was thrilled with it and Remus got a massive stock of dark chocolate, Pete for some reason didn't get a pack though."

"I got a dress, chocolate and a photo."

"Whoa they must like you, the max normally is two things." He paused for a moment to think this through then replied. "Wait did you say a photo? What of?"

"Us, down by the lake when you jumped in, see?" Lily offered the picture to James and he took it to have a closer look.

"Ok that is pretty cool, sneaky little buggers they are, I didn't even know they took a photo." He handed the slip of paper back and held his arm out. "Well lovely Miss Evans shall we get you back to your room?"

Lily smiled and linked her arm through his, setting off down the corridor.