A/N: Sorry…this is all your getting for tonight.

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Enjoy.

--Disaster

[X]

Another year passed and Lily found herself on the train to Hogwarts for her last and final year. She hadn't had to think about Severus at all the whole summer. She didn't even read the many letters he sent her. She had talked to James quite a bit and was trusting him more and more. She was even starting to consider finally dating him if he ever asked her again.

"There aren't any compartments open, Lils. We might as well go and find Potter," Pat finally sighed after fifteen minutes of fruitless searching.

"I guess so," Lily shrugged.

They started pulling their trunks after them down the aisle towards the middle of the train. Panting, they reached a compartment door and peered in. There sat Peter, James, Sirius, and Remus all together. As usual Remus was reading, Peter staring in awe as James played with a Snitch and Sirius made things float out of boredom. Lily knocked lightly on the door and then pushed it open. Everyone turned to look at her and Pat.

"Mind if I sit here?" she asked, grinning.

"Not at all," James smiled back, shoving Peter out of the seat next to him when Lily turned around.

"Let me help you," Sirius said quickly, jumping up to help the girls with their trunks.

"Well that was quite sweet of you," Lily smiled at him.

"I try to be," he grinned back.

Lily turned and sat down next to James. Peter glared at her for a moment before trudging over to sit next to Remus who sat across from them. Lily pulled her feet up in the seat and smiled at James who smiled back quickly.

"How was your break, Remus? I didn't get many letters from you this year." she said.

"I was busy with my father," he smiled, "'Bonding.'"

"Ahh…that must have been fun," she frowned.

He rolled his eyes and sighed. She looked over at Peter who looked away in a pout. She frowned a little and then turned to look at Sirius who had just taken a seat between her and Pat.

"How about you Sirius? Have a nice break?" she asked.

"Hell no," he groaned, "You know how my mother is. I was at James' most of the time. I'd rather die then stay there with those bloody fools."

Lily grinned and looked back at James as everyone fell into a new conversation.

"It's a new year," she whispered to him.

James raised his eyebrows,

"Yes, believe it or not, I'm capable of counting time."

Lily laughed again and he put his arm around her shoulders in a hesitant manner. She didn't move away from him like she usually did. James took this as an encouragement and pulled her into his side. Lily went with his arm like it was the most natural thing in the world.

"Am I finally going to get a yes? Have you finally seen the light, Lily?" he teased.

She shrugged,

"Maybe I finally have."

He stared at her, mouth open.

"Just listen. It's not as crazy as it sounds. I was thinking over the summer, now that I know you a lot better then I have in years, I thought that maybe we could give it a shot, you know? Try something new. I mean…new things haven't ever hurt anyone before and you've been persistent for years. I think I should just let you have your way. Like I told you a few years before, I really do like you. I really wanted to wait till I was sure that I could handle a relationship between the two of us. Ever since I lost Severus…I think know I need something like this." she finished her speech in a little sigh.

James cleared his throat uncomfortably at the mention of the other name.

"So…that's a yes then?"

Lily looked up at him and smiled,

"That's a yes."