DISCLAIMER: I do not own of JK Rowlings wonderful work. Only the characters that you may not recognize from the original story.
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Lily turned over and regretted ever opening her eyes. All she wanted to do was curl up and sleep the day away. But being head girl she knew that she couldn't do that. She had duties to perform. And deep down she wanted to see James. The night before was so perfect. Lily kept on playing it over and over in her mind. He still hadn't asked her to go out with him. She knew that the next time he'd ask, she would truly have to think about it. Her mind drifted back to the night in the guest house. His lips had been so soft on hers, and the way his body molded into hers was just right. She had never thought that James would be the way he was. He was perfect. And she finally had begun to see what he had been seeing all these years.
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The day consisted of the usual yahoo. The marauders decided that they would dye all of the students in Slytherins hair red and gold, to show their support to their fellow house. Lily gave James 'the look', but James only smiled innocently proclaiming that he had nothing to do with it. Considering that he was out all night with Lily, she really had to believe him. Even though she knew that he had to have put something into the prank.
Lunch was like normal. Nothing seemed different. It had been the same way for the past seven years, Lily wondered if anything would ever change. As she sat silently with her friends, she looked around. Each group mainly consisted of the same people. Over on the Slytherin table, Snape, Bellatrix and all their followers sat together 'discussing' things. While a little farther down, mostly innocent first years sat together playing with minor incantations.
At the Ravenclaw table, many students sat with text books and parchments, getting ahead start on their homework, or just class. At the Hufflepuff table, students mostly sat quietly whispering, telling small jokes. And finally at the Gryfinndor table, Lily looked around at her friend, this time last year, neither group would even come near the other. But now they sat as if they'd sat that way all their years of schooling. It was just so natural. In every house Lily could see a few girls huddled together gossiping and saying that they were sure to be the next girl on one of the marauders lines, minus Peter of course.
Lily couldn't help but laugh at those girls, they were the ones who always got up extra early to make sure that each strand of hair laid perfect on their heads. She couldn't ever imagine herself being one of them. She loved to sleep in and usually had about ten minutes to get ready. Lily thought she was somewhat lucky since she really didn't have to wear all that much make-up, she mostly just wore a bit of foundation, mascara and clear lip gloss. Her mum had always told her that lip gloss was a girls best friend and now Lily agreed. She couldn't go much anywhere without it.
She slowly ate her potatoes as Marcy and Kela sauntered into the great hall.
"Hey Lils! How much do you love us?" Kela asked batting her eyelashes at the red head.
"You know I love you. But what do you want?"
"Well. I," Kela looked at Marcy, "We were thinking that it'd be a good idea to go for a little walk tonight, maybe with some blankets at the end you know where."
Lily bit her lip. Last year she would of easily said 'yes', but now she's head girl. Decisions like this seemed to be so much harder to make. "I don't know guys. What if we get caught? I could get my badge taken away."
"Why are you getting your badge taken away?" James asked as himself and the rest of the marauders sat around the girls.
Lily looked at him then back at Marcy and Kela. "Well, you see they wanted to hang tonight..."
"Why would you get your badge taken away for that Lily?" Sirius asked with an all knowing smirk on his face.
"It's not the fact that we're going to hang out, it's more of where..."
"We wanted to go to the shrieking shack, tonight. We always go there at least once a month. But our dear Lily here, got cold feet." Kela explained.
All the boys faces went white. They had no idea that anyone else knew the way to the shrieking shack, and that they could of run into the girls at a certain time of month. Remus could feel his mouth dry as the thought of the girls, especially Marcy being there, during his most dreadful moments.
"You guys know how to get to the shrieking shack?" James asked trying to cover up what had popped into the boy's mind.
"Yeah, don't you?" Kela asked.
"We're the marauders. Of course we know. Just amazed that three Lil' lasses like yourselves know the way."
Sirius shot back.
"Well we do." Marcy said sticking up for the girls.
Lily rolled her eyes, as she rested her head on her folded arms, at her friends bickering. This wasn't helping the matter. She still wasn't sure if she should go and risk loosing her badge.
James nudged Lily. "Why don't you wanna go?" He brought his head down to her level.
"What if we get caught?"
"That didn't seem to phase you before."
"Before I wasn't head girl. This means more then just some prefect badge."
James nodded.
"Fine. Meet you there at nine o'clock sharp!" Kela shook hands with Sirius.
Lily and James locked eyes, both wondering what had happened.
"I'm afraid to ask. But why are you guys meeting at nine?" Lily tried to hold back her thoughts of Kela and Sirius 'meeting'.
Kela stuck her tung out at Lily's laughter. "We're gonna play a game of truth or dare. Like we did at James' house during the summer. You're coming right?"
James looked at Lily. "Tell you what. I'll go if that makes you feel better. Then when you loose your badge I'll loose mine too!"
Lily giggled. "Oh all right. But if we get caught, I swear..."
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The heads common room, was pretty much quiet except for the scratching of two quills. Both James and Lily were trying hard to finish all their essays before they went out so they wouldn't have to worry about them later.
"Hey how many inches are we supposed to have for Potions?" James asked counting his.
"Ummmm... six and a half." Lily said without looking up from her transfiguration work.
"Thanks."
The next hour and a half, consisted of that small chat. Finally the clock read eight thirty five, and James finished writing his last essay.
"I'm done." James announced gratefully.
"One sec." Lily said. She had her tung sticking out through the side of her mouth and James thought that it was the cutest thing that he had ever seen. "Done! What time is it?"
James looked at the clock. "Eight thirty seven. We still have like twenty-five minutes. Wanna go grab a snack at the kitchens first?"
"Sure."
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Kela raced around her room, trying to find her purple sweats. "Marc, did you borrow them?"
Marcy looked up from her letter to her parents. "No, not that I remember. You were wearing them last Tuesday, weren't you?"
Kela looked up. "Oh yeah." She walked over to her bed and opened her night stand. "Found them!"
Marcy looked at her. "I don't even wanna know."
Kela looked at the clock. "Are you almost done? I don't wanna be late."
"Yeah, just give me a sec. Do you have all the blankets and candles ready?"
"Yeah I'm just making them smaller now and weightless." Kela thought about the time the girls, forgot to make their stuff weightless, and how her pants had almost fallen down from the weight.
Marcy jumped up. "Let's go!"
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James tickled the pear, and the portrait swung up. Lily went in smelling all the wonderful aromas.
A house elf ran up to them. "Hello Misters James and Misses Lily. What can we's get for you?"
Lily smiled. "A loaf of banana bread and seven butter beers, for me thanks"
James laughed. "Banana bread?"
"It's so good!"
"All right. And could you get me a banana split?"
Lily's eyes went big. "Oh, make that two!"
James laughed. "Can we have the banana splits first, then when we leave, can we get banana bread, butter beers and some chips and pretzels?"
"Yes."
The house elf ran away. Within two minutes he returned carrying two banana splits. "Hazel will bring your banana bread, seven butter beers and chips and pretzels when yous want to leave."
James thanked him and sat down. "What's your favorite part?"
Lily looked down at hers. "Probably the strawberry part. You?"
"Definitely chocolate."
Lily giggled. "Go figure."
James laughed. "Hey!"
Lily just smiled.
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Sirius, Remus and Peter walked down the corridor towards the doors to go outside. "James is in the kitchens with Lily. They seem rather close."
Remus and Peter looked at the marauders map to James' and Lily's dots. They were awful close. "Maybe she has something in her eye." Remus said.
"Or her mouth." Sirius joked.
The boys laughed and headed outside. As they walked along the edge of the forest, they could see two figures just ahead of them. Sirius grinned. He had an idea.
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"I think we're the first ones here." Kela whispered.
"Oh great."
Marcy whispered. "Now we gotta stand here by ourselves, beside
this creepy forest!"
Kela giggled. "Your such a drama
queen, Marc."
Marcy smiled. "I know."
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The three boys slowly crept up to the girls, on all fours. They went into the forest, hoping to come up from behind them. Sirius stuck his head to see that neither of them were facing their direction.
"Ok, on the count of three, let's jump them!"
Remus rolled his eyes. "Don't jump on them. You know how mad they'll get?"
Sirius shrugged fine. "'Jump', on them." He did air quotes showing Moony his point.
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A twig snapped from behind the girls. "Did you hear that?" Marcy whispered.
"Hear what?" Kela asked.
"A twig snapped."
"Oh your just imagining things. Ok, these boys are late. Mr. Macho Sirius Black has to pay... AHHHH!!"
Three figures emerged from behind the girls, grabbing their shoulders. They both spun around.
"SIRIUS BLACK! I'm gonna kill you!" Kela shouted at the top of her lungs.
Marcy, pushed Remus back. "That was horrible."
The three boys were practically on the ground in fits of laughter.
"You.. you.. you. You shoulda seen your faces! Priceless." Sirius got out between laughs.
Kela kicked him on the shins.
"HEY! That hurt." Sirius whined.
"Next time you do that and it'll be higher."
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James and Lily walked to see their
friends yelling at one another.
They looked at one another. "Only
our friends." James whispered, putting his arm around her,
leading the way over to the ones that they truly cared
about.
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A/N: Hey! Sorry for such a long update. Life can be hectic. Anyways, don't forget to REVIEW!! :)