"Hello James, Lily," Dumbledore said, nodding to each of the Heads in turn as they entered his office and stepped off the moving staircase.

"Hello Professor," Lily said politely.

"What's up Professor?" James asked, a little less courteous.

"Oh nothing much, just work. You wouldn't know much about it, James," Dumbledore said with his blue eyes twinkling. This amazed Lily, she'd never seen Dumbledore actually tease a student before, "Actually I requested you two come here so I could ask you a question." Dumbledore said from behind his desk.

"Ask away, Professor."

"I was wondering if you two would be interested in throwing a Christmas Ball? I know it's terribly last minute, but I think it would be good for some house unity. Seeing you seventh years will be needing to stick together in these times of darkness more than ever once school ends. So, would you like to accept this offer?"

Lily's eyes lit up. All of the dress shopping wouldn't be going to waste after all.

"Of course, Professor!" Lily almost cried from excitement, while James just sat in the chair which had his name engraved in it laughing silently at Lily's excited face.

"I mean, yes, Professor Dumbledore, I think it would be a wonderful idea." Lily said in a more subdued manner, now openly blushing.

"Well this ball will only be for seventh years, seeing as there is such little notice. It is to be held on the 21st of December. It can't be to much before Christmas or the teachers will lose more and more class time, and it can't be after since most students will be home for break. All decisions are to go through the other prefects, who will help you organize the hall. Other than that your imaginations are to run free. Any questions?"

"Yeah, erm- do the Heads have to go together?" James asked, trying to hide the hopefulness from his voice.

Deciding to humor James he responded, "I think the situation seems fit, so I would have to say yes, yes they do." James smirked to himself.

"Well thank you Professor, if that is all may we be leaving now?" Lily asked.

"Oh, and you might want to schedule another Hogsmeade trip in the next two weeks so whoever decided not to listen to the supply list may get what they need for this ball. Also you might find when you get back to Gryffindor Tower all of your personal belongings have gone missing. I'm sure you and you're friends will be able to find it sooner or later... Now off you go. Goodnight." Dumbledore added mysteriously.

"Yes, sir. Goodnight." James said walking out of the office with a spring in his step humming profusely, even though he was thoroughly confused. He had a date with Lily Evans! Finally! It was the day he had been waiting for all his life! Well, technically not, it wasn't really a date, she didn't say yes herself, and they weren't having an all out snog fest yet. Eh, details.

Lily had to keep up a steady jog to stay in line with his long strides.

"What do you think he meant when he said that when we get back to the tower all our stuff will be gone?" Lily asked curiously, just loud enough to drown out his horribly off-tune humming.

"Hm? Oh, I suspect he meant all our stuff is gone and we have to find it by tomorrow unless we want to get a T on our Transfiguration, Charms, DADA, Herbology, and Potions essays tomorrow."

"Crap! I forgot about homework! How could I forget about homework? I'm Head Girl! Head Girls aren't supposed to forget about homework!Come on James we have to go find our stuff now!" She grabbed James be the hand and ran all the way up three flights of stairs, down seventeen corridors, and a secret passage way without stopping until they got in front of the Fat Lady and her friend Violet drinking merrily.

"Humbug," Lily gasped at the painting.

She ran up the stairs to the girls dorm, dragging James along to fast for the staircase to change and burst into her room.

Decidedly all her stuff was there.

"What! Dumbledore just told us that all our stuff would be gone." Lily pouted, hating herself for running so much just to find her belongings exactly where they should be, down to the sugar quill she had been sucking on just that morning sitting on her bedpost.

Suddenly James started laughing uncontrollably.

"Looks like we've just been pranked by Dumbledore!" James spluttered through his laughter, "Well, you have anyways. I suppose he knew you'd drag me along though."

"What?" Lily asked defeated.

"He was just pulling our legs that whole time! He sure is a good liar, I should ask him where he learned so well. Maybe he could teach Peter. That'd save us so many detentions." James said in true thought.

"Ugh, come on Potter, let's get back downstairs before people start thinking the wrong things."

"Oh back to last names again are we? Well then Miss Evans what may these 'wrong things' be that you speak of?"

"Oh you know what I mean." Lily said truly starting to get aggravated by James' childish antics.

"Oh, no I must say I don't. Enlighten me O Wise One."

"Stuff." she said plainly.

"What kind of stuff?

"The kind of stuff that both you and I know you know, but are telling me you don't know because your a prat."

"Are you sure your not just accusing me of knowing stuff I don't know, because one thing I know we both know is that you know you're a Know-It-All?" James said just to rile her up, "And I am not a prat!"

"I am not a Know it All! And you are too!"

"Oh yeah prove it." he challenged.

"Ok I will. I'll ask anyone here."

"Lily we're the only ones in the room."

"Oh, well, now we're leaving." she said pushing James out of her room and onto the stairs which promptly, this time, turned into a slippery slope.

Screaming, James landed headfirst on the ground. Stifling a groan he got up and glared at Lily.

"Oops, I didn't know that would happen." She said innocently enough, stressing the word 'know'.

Slipping down the slide gracefully Lily collected herself and looked for a victim to pounce on. Finding a small second year, she ran up to them with a slightly frightening look in her eyes and asked sweetly, "Do you think I'm a know it all?"

Thinking it was the right thing to say the second year uncertainly nodded her head yes.

Lily's brow furrowed.

"So what did the second year say?"

Lily grunted as a response and stalked back up the stairs.

A minute later she came back down and plopped in front of the fire right next to James.

"Back so soon?"

"Where are our friends?" she asked bluntly.

Looking around the common room slowly scanning for the heads of his room-mates he turned back to Lily and said, "Hmmm, I have absolutely no idea. Sirius is probably in detention for pulling a prank on McGonagall, Remus is probably out snogging Monroe somewhere, finally, Peter is off with that chick your best friend hooked him up with, Frank is with Alice in detention for blowing up three cauldrons, he's rubbish at Potions, worse than Peter, and Peter's not even in that class, and Logan is off with Kylie somewhere in a broom closet?" he guessed blindly.

"Oh," she said faintly, "Well then we'll just have to start working on dance preparations!" Lily squealed excitedly.

"Oi, this is going to be one long night."

A/N: Okay, this was my shortest chapter ever, I think including chapter one. Just a filler chapter because I was demanded one, "or else" by my best friend. So here it is. Now just press that charming little button down there that says "Review"! You know you wanna!

~Brittney