TITLE: Friends to Lovers
PARGINGS: L/J
YEAR: 7th
RATING: T (just to be safe)
SUMMARY: Hogwarts is having a dance where a student band is playing. James think it'll be the perfect plan - win Lily over by performing a song for her. Can it work?
AUTHOR: *~Destiny~*
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any Harry Potter character or any songs I will be using. I wish I did cuz the songs are really good, at least I think so.
BETA READ BY: Bee (my big sis)
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CHAPTER SIX: DATES
The next day Lily walked over to the Gryffindor girl's dorm with 3 outfits for Hogsmeade. Haley and Megan were rummaging through their own clothes, trying to figure out what to wear. They tried on dozens of outfits, switching clothes along the way. An hour later, they had their outfits, hair and make up done.
"Ready?" Megan asked the other two. They all did one last mirror check.
"Yeah," they said and left for the Common Room.
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"Come on guys, your hair is fine!" Remus said.
"Yeah Prongs," Sirius said, trying to sound appalled.
"I was talking to you, too, Paddy," Remus said.
"Don't call me `Paddy!'" Sirius said.
"Hey! I have reason to! I've waited for years for Lily to go out with me, Paddy. I'm aloud to be perfect," James said.
"Don't call me -" Sirius started.
"But did you know that it's 9:59?" Remus asked.
"What?!" Sirius yelled.
"Yep," Remus said, calmly. Sirius and James quickly finished their hair and rushed downstairs.
They beat the girls downstairs by a few minutes. Sirius and Remus sat down, but James kept standing. Remus was nervous, yes, but James was even more nervous. Sirius was relatively calm. He was nervous, but knew it was better to keep cool, that way Megan wouldn't know how much he liked her.
Remus was very nervous; he'd liked Haley for a few years, but hadn't done anything because of him being a werewolf. He didn't want to get too close to any girl in fear she would think he was a "freak". Not that Haley was "any girl"; she was very special to him. He never knew any quite like Haley.
James was extremely nervous. He couldn't believe he was going to Hogsmeade with Lily. She had finally said yes to him! He was going to make sure Lily had the best time ever! She'll never forget this date; he'll make sure of that, too.
Wait.
Is it w date? He'd have to make sure he asks her later.
The boys weren't the only ones who were nervous though. Megan was slightly nervous about her date with Sirius, though she didn't really show it. Sure she liked him, but he was still The Sirius Black. The guys who can get any girl he wants, well except for Lily, and knows he can.
Haley was nervous about finally going out with Remus. She's known how he felt about her for a little while, but waited until he was comfortable. She couldn't believe it when he'd asked her out, he never asked anyone out in the 7 years she'd known him. It made her feel special. She really likes him.
Lily wasn't much different from her two friends. She too was nervous. He was The James Potter the guy who could, like Sirius, have any girl in Hogwarts, yet he always came after her. She never understood why. But she noticed a change in James, a good change, and she likes it.
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The girls came down the stairs, smiling, ignoring all the other noise in the Common Room.
"Wow, you look beautiful," Remus said. "Not that you don't look beautiful any other time. Because you are. But not you're even more -" Remus said quickly, blushing.
"Thanks, Remus, you look nice too," Haley said.
"Somebody call the bobbies, cuz it's got to be illegal to look that good!" Sirius told Megan, who rolled her eyes but smiled.
"Sirius . . ." she said.
"Wow . . ." James said, "You look . . . wow."
"Thanks, you look pretty nice your self," Lily said, smiling at him. James smiled.
"Ready?" James asked everyone.
The six of them took off for Hogsmeade. They made a deal; the boys got to go to the Quidditch store if the girls got to go to a dress store.
So first they went to Quality Quidditch Supplies and spent a good amount of time there. Then they went to the dress shop and spent time in there. (Remus asked Haley to the dance.) Then they took a break from shopping and went to The Three Broomsticks, where Sirius asked Megan if "she could give him the honor of being her escort for the evening of the dance". Or course, she said yes, blushing. (Oh come on wouldn't you?) After their drinks they all went their separate ways, promising to meet at Hogwarts at 3:30.
Lily and James headed up to the Shrieking Shack.
"Lily?" James asked.
"Yeah?" Lily said.
"I was wondering . . . is this a date?" James asked.
That's so cute! He's nervous! Lily thought.
"Well, I thought so . . . but you're the asker so did you mean for it to be a date?" Lily said. She already knew the answer.
"I guess . . ." James said.
"Then it's a date," Lily said.
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Remus and Haley went walking around, looking at all the shops. They sat down on a bench.
"This is nice," Haley said.
"Yeah, it is," Remus said.
Haley sighed. "I can't wait for the dance," she said. "And to hear you guys play."
"Yeah, James never really told us why he's making us do this," Remus said. "But there can only be one reason, Lily."
"I think it's cute how he always chases after her even when she tell him no for the millionth time," Haley said.
"Oh, James and Sirius are planning this after-dance party thing," Remus said, "In the Gryffindor Common Room."
"Will you be there?" Haley asked.
"Yeah," Remus said.
"Cool, then I'll totally be there," Haley said, smiling at him. She leaned in and kissed him lightly.
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"I can't believe this is our last year at Hogwarts," Megan said.
"Yeah, I'm gonna miss it here," Sirius said.
"Well I'm sure you and your friends will make this year one that we will never forget," Megan said.
"But of course," Sirius said.
"And what do you have planned for the dance?" Megan asked.
"If I told you then I'd have to kill you," Sirius said.
"You wouldn't really kill me," Megan said.
"How do you know?" Sirius asked.
"Because I know you," Megan said. "And I know you wouldn't hurt me."
"Really?" Sirius said.
"Yes," Megan said.
"Are you sure?" Sirius said.
"Are you telling me you'd actually hurt me?" Megan asked him.
"No, I'd never hurt you," Sirius said, softly. He leaned his head in and kissed her lightly on the lips.
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Lily and James spent the rest of the day wandering around Hogsmeade, having fun. At the end of the day, they went back up to the castle to Gryffindor Tower.
"Lily? Since this was a date, do I get a kiss?" James asked.
"I don't kiss on first dates," Lily said, smiling at him.
James kissed her on the cheek. "You looked really beautiful in that dress," he whispered in her ear. "Save me a dance?"
"Okay," Lily said and climbed the stairs to the girl's dorm.
The girls spent the rest of the night swapping stories about their dates and giggling. The boys did the same thing, only without the giggling. They talked until dinner, went down and ate dinner, then went back and talked more. At 9 o'clock Lily and James said their good-nights and went to patrol.
Lily figured after having a great day in Hogsmeade with James, of all people, she would be able to get to sleep that night. But she had troubles falling asleep and staying asleep. She kept having dreams about James. Someone had taken James from his bed to someplace dark and scary. They started beating him. Finally someone came through a doorway and raised his wand -
Lily woke up scared.
Was James alright?
She got out of bed to check on him. She walked over to his room and opened the door.
"James?" she called.
No answer.
She walked around his bed and climbed on, straddling him, again.
"James?" she called again, this time getting a little louder. "James?"
He stayed sleeping.
She shook him a little.
Nothing.
She called his name again.
Nothing.
She sighed. She went to get off of his bed, but his arm grabbed her around the waist.
"Lily, come back to bed," he mumbled. He gently pulled her down beside him.
"James? James wake up!" Lily said. She shook him a little more.
He stirred and opened his eyes slowly. "Lily?" He reached for his glasses. He sat up. "Lily, what are you doing here? Lying, beside me . . ." he said.
"You pulled me down," Lily said, "After telling me to come back to bed." She sat up.
"Oh." James said.
"Do you dream about me often, Potter?" Lily asked.
"Of course," James said.
"Do you dream we're married often?" Lily asked, smiling.
"Sometimes," James said.
"I guess we were dreaming about each other tonight then," Lily said. Lily stopped smiling.
"What? What do you mean?" James asked.
"I-I had a dream that you were kidnapped and someone beat you up really bad," Lily said. "A-and then someone raised their wand a-and I think they were going to kill you. But I should go."
"No," he grabbed her arm. "I can see the fear in your eyes; I'm not letting you go when you're this scared."
"I came to make sure it was just a dream and that you were okay," Lily said.
"I'm fine," James said.
"I know," Lily said.
"Are you?" James asked.
"I don't know," Lily said. "It's just when I have a dream like that about my friends . . . I get really scared."
"Friend?" James asked.
"Y-yeah. I thought we were friends. Why else would I have agreed to go to Hogsmeade with you?" Lily said.
"I don't know, maybe you finally fell for the Potter Charm?" James said.
"No, you - I don't know you seem to have changed this year," Lily said. "I thought maybe I'd give you a chance to see if you really had changed."
"You better get back to bed," James said, after a short pause.
"James?" Lily asked.
"Yeah, Lily?" James said.
"Do you think I could stay here tonight?" Lily asked.
"Huh?" James said.
"I'm scared, James, please?" Lily asked.
"Okay," James said. He pulled the covers down so she could get in.
"Thank you James," Lily pulled covers back up after they'd both lain down.
"You're welcome, Lily flower," he said. He gave her a hug and kissed her head.
Lily fell asleep in James' arms.
Destiny
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