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RECAP: Kela and Marcy exchanged looks. "So how was it with James?" Kela asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Like did he try anything?" Marcy said.

Lily thought about the question. "Actually no, he was great though."

November was filled with cold gusts of wind, piles of paper and countless quidditch matches that kept the students of Hogwarts from going insane with the amount of work the professors insisted on giving them each night. Even Sirius Black, who was known for only doing his homework the hour before it was due, was seen scratching away at parchment in the Gryfinndor common room on the last Wednesday of November. He was writing his final paper of the evening when he noticed a blonde girl enter into the common room.

"Hey Blondie! Come here, won't ya?"

Kela rolled her eyes at the name Sirius insisted on calling her. "Now, how many times have I told you not to call me that?"

Sirius pretended to count on his fingers, "Ya know, I think I've lost count."

"Not surprised, it's not like you can count that high anyways. Now what did you want Bl-Sirius?" Kela stopped herself from calling him Black because she knew that he detested his surname for the mere fact of being related to people who thought the Dark Lord to be all mighty.

Sirius smiled knowing that Kela stopped herself from calling him Black. "Just wanted to see what you were doing."

Kela shrugged. "I don't know. Marcy's with Remus and James and Lily are working on some head stuff, not really much to do. Where's Peter at?"

"I haven't a clue. He's been pretty MIA lately."

Kela smiled. "I think this is the longest we've ever held a conversation for."

Sirius laughed. "I know. You're usually storming off calling me every name in the book right about now."

"You just know how to get under my skin."

Sirius looked into her eyes. "It's something that I do enjoy doing. That and having you in my presence."

Kela rolled her eyes again. "Sirius, don't."

"Don't what, Blondie?"

"You know what."

The two strong Gryfinndor seventh year students exchanged looks before Kela headed up to the girl's dorm to take a shower and go to bed early for a change.

Sirius watched her walk away knowing that one day, if not soon he would have her in his arms. That he knew more than anything else in the world. Never before had a truly cared for anyone other than himself and the marauders, but somehow that girl was getting to him, scaring him more than he realized.

Lily sat on the floor across from James as they worked on the their head duties that they had been neglected to do as of late, with all the other homework they had been receiving they had figured it would be alright to push this aside till they had a chance to put a full head to it.

She was busy writing down the times of patrol for each pair of prefects as James wrote down the duties that they were now supposed to be doing while on patrol. Dumbledore had called them for a meeting two nights before explaining that he needed a bit more work to be done by both themselves and the prefects to ensure the safety of all the other students within the castle.

"Do you really think Dumbledore was serious when he said he wanted patrols till two in the morning on the weekends now?" Lily asked as her brow furrowed looking over the parchment before her.

James shrugged. "I would imagine. It does seem a bit late though, maybe just assign seventh years to do it. Fifth years aren't strong enough to be out that late."

Lily rolled her eyes at that.

James looked up to see her do it. "What? You know it's the truth."

Lily laughed in spite of herself. "Yes, I know. But still. It's sort of sad, don't you think?"

James could see the playfulness in her eyes and laughed. "I guess. But really, who would listen to a fifth year on a Friday night, especially when the only ones that have enough balls to be out of bed at that time would be seventh years and maybe some sixth years."

Lily nodded agreeing. "This is going to be slow torture."

"Hey at least you have my company!"

This made Lily laugh even harder than before. "I do feel ever so honoured to be in the presence of the great James Potter."

After the comment James puffed out his chest. "Why thank you my kind Lady Lily. I will be honoured to protect you from the big and bad people of these castle walls."

Lily giggled. "You're a real prince charming, aren't ya?"

James nodded. "Well, I only save those who are worth saving."

Kela stepped out of her shower with her head in a blur. She had deeply enjoyed her short conversation with Sirius. He was so easy and relaxed and she could imagine herself sitting around just talking to him without any care in the world.

She dressed into a pair of boxer shorts and tank top that tugged at her curves. After brushing out her hair, Kela stepped out of her dorm and looked down towards the common room wondering if Sirius was still down there. She had the urge to go back down and just chat with him for many hours.

She stopped hesitating, wondering what this could mean.

Sirius sat across from the fire, after finally completing all his work. He sighed only thinking of one girl. A few minutes prior a fifth year named Cecilia had presented herself to Sirius asking if he wanted to go have fun with her, but for the first time since being at Hogwarts and being known as a ladies man, Sirius declined.

Cecilia was far from being ugly. She was what any guy would want, a small waist, a big chest, tanned perfect skin, tight clothes and legs to kill.

Sirius huffed. "What has gotten into me?"

"I was just going to ask the same thing." A voice was spoken from behind him. Sirius turned to see the same girl that had been on his thoughts. He was taken back by how gorgeous she looked.

Her hair was wet from the shower still, and she was wearing no makeup, with shorts and a tank top. Sirius had never seen a girl look so gorgeous before.

"I thought you were going to bed."

"I couldn't sleep." Kela said taking the seat beside him in front of the fire. "I'm surprised your still down here."

"Yeah, I couldn't sleep either. I was actually thinking of going down to the kitchens and getting some ice cream. Would you like to join?" Sirius asked with hope in his eyes.

Kela nodded yes getting up to follow him out the portrait entrance.

Remus sat beside his girlfriend holding her tightly around the waist. "I've never been so happy with anyone else in my life Marcy."

Marcy smiled. "Me either, I love you Remus Lupin."

The couple sat together in the Astronomy tower watching the stars twinkle down at them making them feel as if all the evil in the world did not exist and it was only them together with the love that they had for one another.

Peter sat solemnly alone in the library trying desperately to finish all his essays. Anger grew inside of him as he knew his three best friends were being dragged away from him by girls. He resented the fact that there would no longer be the four marauders. It was over the moment that Moony said he loved Marcy and the moment that Lily gave James the time of day.

Lily sat starring at James as he was bent over the parchment making the last arrangements. She could not help herself but stare at his lips. She remembered the way they felt against hers and her body that night they were alone in his guest house. She could feel hotness grow on her face and quickly averted her eyes as James looked up.

He held back a laugh as he caught Lily stare at him and the way her skin turned crimson. "Are you done?"

Lily nodded, stilling keeping her eyes from his face. "Yes."

"Okay same. Do you know what time it is? I'm hungry."

Lily laughed. "I think it's just past time and I am not going to lie, I'm starving."

James laughed at her honesty. "How about we sneak down to the kitchens and get some food?"

Lily nodded. "Okay, I mean it's not like we're sneaking around. We are the head students."

James laughed. "Great isn't it?"

Sirius sat across from Kela as the pair sat in the kitchens eating banana splits that the house elves had graciously made for them, eager to please the pair.

"These are seriously delicious!" Kela squealed helping herself to a large spoonful.

Sirius nodded content with his life at the moment. He would have never dreamed of spending a night with Kela, not doing anything but simply enjoying each other's company. He smiled knowing that this was going to change things. "I know. James and I used to come down here pretty much every night for a midnight snack."

Kela looked at him with interest. "How did you two manage to get down here at midnight?"

Sirius smirked. "Well if I told you that, then it wouldn't be a secret now would it?"

"Puh-lease!" Kela pouted. "I thought we were friends now, don't friends tell each other things?"

Sirius looked deeply into Kela's blue eyes. He searched them to see if she was just lying to get him to spill the beans. "We are friends Kela. You and I are great friends."

Kela blushed understanding the underlining of his comment. "One day you have to promise to tell me." She stuck out her pinky to him. "Fine. I pinky promise Blondie."

James walked casually beside Lily and watched as she carefully walked to keep up with his long strides. "Excited for the break?"

Lily thought. "Yes and no. I'm excited to have a break from class and spend some time with my family, and of course go to the New Year's Eve party, but I also have to see my sister and her pig of a boyfriend."

"My oh my, I have never heard Lily Evans speak of another like that."

Lily laughed. "Well you have never met Vernon."

"True enough." James shrugged.

"But if you can think of whale, that's him."

James laughed. "That bad huh?"

"You have no idea. What about you, excited for a break?"

"Yes. I'm happy to go and see my parents and spend some time not doing anything. And then have you girls over for the ball. That's what I'm excited most about."

Lily blushed inwardly. "Me too James." The two head students held a comfortable silence for a few moments before Lily spoke again. "So what does one wear to this sort of thing?"

Marcy ran up the stairs to her dorm to find Kela and talk to her about her evening. Her head was swimming with thousands of thoughts and she couldn't help but smile deeply.

"KE-la?" Marcy looked around at the deserted dorm room 'Where could she be?'

She looked over at her bed a second time before heading down the stairs towards the boys dorm, to spend some more time with her boyfriend.

"So people wear muggle clothes and wizard robes to this sort of thing?"

"Yup. Don't worry too much. You always look beautiful." James said. He paused realizing what he had said after it came out.

Lily looked down. "Thank you James."

James let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding. "But yeah, just wear whatever you're comfortable. My parents aren't crazy purebloods like others are."

Lily laughed, stopping before the pear, she watched as James stuck his hand out to tickle it.

She stepped through the portrait with James right behind her. She stopped abruptly causing him to run into the back of her.

"Oh sorry about that Lils', but why did you-"

"Lily?" Kela asked looking at the two head students before her.

"Hey mate!" Sirius called from across the table. "You hungry too?"

Lily looked curiously at her friend before taking the seat beside her, while James sat directly across from her, with Sirius beside him.

One of the many house elves came bustling out of the kitchen and eagerly took Lily and James' orders. Within seconds food appeared before them.

The four Gryfinndor seventh years sat for the next hour talking about what was before them, life, school, friends, love and loss.

A/N: Oh I do wish I had a banana split now…. *sigh*… Any who… Like it?

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