"I am going to assume your flushed faces are from the cold, rather then anything else." Sophia drawled as James walked into the room with Lily wrapped up in his arms.

"Assume whatever you like." Lily said cheekily, she winked a Mars who smirked.

"Little slut." Mars said under her breath so that Sirius didn't hear.

Lily heard however and turned top glare playfully at her friend. Mars simply rolled her eyes at the small redhead, a mutual agreement of sorts.

Time flew by and suddenly without even realising it Lily found herself standing in a crowded corridor, full of happily, chatting students, catching up from the Christmas holidays, without a care in the world, and why not.

As February came around it brought with it slightly warmer weather, not yet warm enough to wear less then several layers, but warmer none-the-less.

"So, what do you want to do for Valentines Day?" James asked, Lily turned away form McGonagall who was attempting to teach the class about changing into chairs and such.

"Valentines Day?" Lily asked questioningly.

"Yeah, usually people who are going out with each other get a bit mushy and soppy, and do things like go out together, and sometimes – just sometimes – they get each other a gift. Remember that? Say it with me, Val-" At this point Lily whacked her boyfriend over the head.

"Git. Yes I know what Valentines Day is, why?" Lily asked she had never celebrated it before, not even when she was with Jason; it was too girly for him.

"Well, I'm going to let you in on a secret." James said in a whisper, leaning closer to Lily so he could whisper in her ear. "We're going out, that means I'm taking you out."

"Mr Potter!" A stern voice snapped from just in front of the pair. "What was I just saying?"

"'Mr Potter', Minnie, My dear." James said grinning as he leaned back in his chair, grinning at McGonagall.

"Before that Mr Potter!" McGonagall sighed tiredly, wondering why on earth she took this job in the first place.

"Ah, I'm afraid Minnie, My dear, that Miss Evans was distracting me." James said sombrely. Lily glared at her boyfriend, but daren't argue, McGonagall looked like she might hit James.

"Evans, Potter, leave now." McGonagall gritted out, her nostril flaring, she closed her eyes and did not look until the two students had left her class room.

"JAMES POTTER!" Lily screeched, pointing accusingly at James. "YOU GOT ME KICKED OUT!"

"And not even a detention." James grinned.

"I NEVER GET KICKED OUT OF CLASS!" Lily screamed angrily.

"Well now you can say you have, come on Lily, live a little, live a lot." James breathed out happily.

"I don't want to live, I want to learn!" Lily scowled; James looked at her with raised eyebrows, a massive grin on his face with amusement. "Shut up."

"Prongs, mate, you are a bad influence on my sister." Sirius told James half-angrily that evening as he paced in front of James and Lily, who he had made sit on the sofa in front of the fire in the Heads Dorms.

"Nah." James replied.

"What did you two even do while you went; I didn't see you all afternoon." Sirius said thoughtfully, Lily blushed the colour of her hair while James grinned at his friend, taking one look at their expressions Sirius groaned. "James Potter, no violating my baby sister!"

"Our sister and Potter do a single thing like that again you will have problems." Regulus added from the doorway.

"Yes sir." James said saluting before the two brothers left the room.

"You are a git." Lily told James before kissing him soundly on the lips.

"That I am Miss Evans, that I am."