Chapter 12- Lily Sandwich

"Lily!"

I walked through the portrait hole into the Heads Dorms and was ambushed by Alice and Hestia.

"Where were you? We were starting to get worried!" Alice scolded.

"Sorry, I was…doing something," I said, not meeting James' eyes.

"Uh huh…Well, we were just talking about our plans for Christmas," Hestia said, pulling me over to the couches. Sirius, Remus, Frank, and James were on one, and Hestia, Alice, and I sat on another.

"Yeah, what are you going to do?" Alice asked.

"I dunno, I haven't really thought about it, I guess. What are you lot going to do?" I replied.

"I'm going to Frank's," Alice said, smiling at her boyfriend.

"I'm going to stay at my house," Remus sighed.

"Mate, we told you that you could come with Prongs and I," Sirius said, looking at his other best friend.

Remus nodded.

"I know, but my mum and dad really want me home for my last Christmas in school."

Sirius looked at James and shrugged.

"Hest, what are you doing?" I asked my best friend.

"Probably just going home, you can come if you want to," She replied.

I smiled at her.

"Thanks, but I think I'll just stay here."

James' head snapped up from its position in his hands.

"You guys can come with Sirius and I. My parents left me the house and all the property, so we have a lot of room," He said to Hestia and I.

Hestia shrugged.

"Sure, I never told my parents what I was doing, so I'll have to write them."

I looked at my lap.

"I dunno…" I said.

Alice stood up.

"Well, Frank and I are supposed to leave tonight," She glanced at her watch. "It's already 8:30, so I guess we better go." Frank stood up as well.

"Yeah, see you lot after New Years," He said.

Hestia and I hugged Alice.

Remus stood up and walked towards the door.

"I have to Floo home tomorrow morning, so I'll see you all in a few weeks as well," I ran over and hugged him as he walked out the door with Alice and Frank.

I turned back to Hestia, Sirius, and James.

"So are you coming with us, Lils?" James asked.

I shrugged.

"I dunno, I was planning on staying here and working on some stuff."

"Lillian Claire Evans! I will not allow you to work on school work over Christmas break! For goodness sakes, we don't even have any homework!" Hestia put her hands on her hips, narrowed her eyes, and pursed her lips.

I couldn't help but laugh at my best friend. I swear, sometimes she was like a girl version of Sirius Black.

"Lily, dear, you have to come! Please?" Sirius knelt down on his knees in front of me and put his hands into a begging position.

I laughed even harder, and James even joined me.

"Fine, I'll come!"

My three friends cheered and hugged me all at once. I feel over, since I was the shortest.

"Jeez, guys, are you trying to kill me?"

"Yep!" Sirius chirped from the top of the pile. "LILY SANDWICH!" He yelled.

Author's Note: I really wanted to get this little "in between" chapter in before I added the next chapter. The next one is kind of when everything happens. I love the mood of this whole chapter, especially because it's right after TWO funerals. I'm going to try and get some of James' thoughts in the next few chapters. Some drama coming up! Yippee! (: