Severus had been pacing a long time in his dormitory before he decided that this was really happening, he was going to go to Hogsmeade with Lily. It could have been a dream, he had been wondering about that but of course he knew it was not a dream. He really was going to Hogsmeade with Lily Evans.
He had dressed in his nicest clothes, which was not part of the school uniform. It had been hard to find something he thought was nice enough to go out on (did he dare say it?) a date with his best friend. He put on his nicest white shirt, black pants and a black coat closed with a lot of small buttons. He hardly ever wore this, he really did not need too dress up often but he thought he should today.
Severus even shaved, he didn't really didn't need too but it made him feel more mature. He put on a simple aftershave, cursing the fact that he never got enough money to get something nice, his father did not believe in frivolous things like cologne.
He had been standing outside the gate for a while, he had been early just to make sure he would not be late. He had been enjoying the nice weather, it was nicer then normally that time of year.
He smiled when Lily put her hand over his eyes, "Rowena Ravenclaw?" He answered after pretending to have to think about his answer for a while.