"Well, what the hell do you want?" Lily demanded, hand on her hips.

"Aye, hello Evans!" Sirius Black grinned at her mockingly.

James pouted and looked at her with puppy dog eyes. In the background, Remus and Peter were rolling their eyes and examining a new book called Quidditch Through the Ages.

"All I want is a hug!" James exclaimed.

"Screw that, Potter! You'd have to Avada Kedavra me and wrap my lifeless arms around yourself."

"Nah. That would be such a Malfoy thing." James grimmaced.

"Well, I'm definitely leaving. Later Potter, try not to run into me on the train again this year."

James winked playfully, and Lily rolled her eyes.

"How about lunch, Evans? It's on me. I'll take you wherever you want to go!"

"Hey, I thought we were going to The Leaky Cauldron for firewhiskey!" Peter stupidly exclaimed, earning a rough kick from Sirius.

"You'd have to deprive me from food for a week before I'd agree to that, Potter." Lily spat sarcastically.

"Oh, come on Evans! One little lunch date, and little Mira can come too!"

At this, Sirius let out a loud, bark-like laugh. Lily felt like hexing him. The thing was, Mira was anything but small. She enjoyed her food, and had been steadily gaining weight since first year, when she was the same size as Lily.

"I'll go with you on one condition, Potter."

"Just name it, Lily love."

"Hex Sirius for me."

James shrugged. "Alright."

"PRONGS!"

"Lily, I can't hex my best friend!"

"Mate, hex Evans instead!"

"Hell no!"

"Why? Why not me? You hex everyone else in school that isn't part of your little club!"

"'Cause you're sexy." James winked at her.

Lily flushed pink. "Is that all you care about, Potter! What a girl looks like on the outside? You've got a lot to learn if you think you can win me over with cheap lines like that!"

"Lily, it was a joke!"

"Fine! New condition!" Lily blurted out, forgetting that her friend was still cowering under the table. "Have Sirius take Mira on a date, then we'll talk lunch."

"WHAT!" Sirius exclaimed, not knowing that Mira was under the table. "Prongs, you can't expect me to date that cow, can you? It would cost all the money in Gringotts to buy a simple meal for her!"

At that, Sirius disappeared, and a scrawny black ferret was left in his place.