101 Ways to Ask Lily Evans Out

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"Remus!" Lily shouted. She ran down the corridor pushing past the crowd and grabbed onto the boy. "Thank Godric I found you! I really need your help." She looked back hastily and started dragging him away from his previous destination.

"Lily -!" He gave in and followed the redhead to where she was going. "What's going on?"

"Peeves! He's out to get me, I swear! Potter and Black, too. It started right after Transfiguration. Peeves followed me and then he started throwing quaffles at me because I told him to stop trying to break into Professor McGonagalls office. And then Potter and Black started chasing Peeves and it was horrible!"

Remus sighed and rest his head in his palms. "They really did it this time...I reckon James and Sirius will find us."

"No, nobody knows this place but me, I think." They sat in the entrance to the tunnel that Remus knew led to Hogsmeade. "It goes on I assume, but I'm too afraid to explore all the way down. She shined her wand light down the tunnel which seemed to never end. "This castle is so amazing, there are so many things I've never known after 7 years. What about you? Have you discovered anything?"

Remus nodded, "Just some things." He knew the school like the back of his hand, but didn't want to reveal too many Marauder secrets.

The statue started sliding and light streamed into the tunnel. In front of them stood James and Sirius.

"Thought we saw you Remmy," Sirius said helping him up. "Peeves is gone, by the way Evans. Sorry 'bout that. He wanted revenge on us during practice since we got him in trouble with Filch. That's why he had the quaffles." Lily took James's hand and dusted off her legs. "Say, how'd you know about this?" 

"I dunno, just found it during patrols one night."

"How far have you gone in?" James smacked Sirius's arm giving him a look to stop. "I didn't know Remus was your type ..." he trailed on with a smirk on his face while Remus went red.

"Don't be dirty, Black."

"I showered this morning, Evans. I smell like 'Morning Dew' too."

"How'd you even find us?"

Sirius tsk'd and wrapped an arm over Lily's shoulder. "You thought wrong. Maybe next time don't leave a trail of Bertie Botts."

Lily reached in her bag to see the empty carton of jellybeans before shoving his arm off. "Have you ever been here before?"

James shook his head. "Nope, what it is?" He peeked in with a fake expression of curiosity.

"Some tunnel I reckon."

"I'll go all the way if you'll kiss me."

"Prongsy, you have to kiss to go all the way," Sirius joked.

Lily smacked him. "Prat...I'd rather kiss the Giant Squid than you, Potter." She walked out of the entrance and the statue moved back. "I've got to meet Marlene now." She gave a curt smile at Remus and walked off.

Sirius chuckled and leaned on the statue. "You've got some tough competition Prongs."