She's always loved beginnings. And befriending a Marauder was definitely a new beginning to Lily. His name is James, and when they're together, she can't stop herself from telling him exactly what she's thinking. The words won't come fast enough, and then one day, she tells him.
It's been building up for so long, and she just has to say. It's been driving her crazy, and she feels like now, staring up at the stars huddled together under a shared blanket, teeth chattering from the cold, is the perfect time. So she tells him.
I love you.
And he does not know what to say because there has never been a girl who was so honest with him, and he can't figure out what to say next. He turns to face her, and smiles, but he still doesn't have a response. Girls had always fawned over him, but this is Lily, his best friend who's telling him this.
She sighs, realization dawning on her that all of this was a bad idea.
He turns away awkwardly avoiding her gaze, when it dawns on him that, maybe, just maybe, he feels the same way. She turns back to face the night sky when he leans over to kiss her cheek(in a friendly way, not to get her confused, even though he knows it's going to give her the wrong idea.)
At the same time, she turns towards him to break the uncomfortable silence, to his surprise, and to hers, their lips meet.
He does not know what comes over him, why he's still kissing her, when she stands up abruptly, and walks away. He wants to call her back, to tell her what he's finally realized, that, yes, he loves her too, but he does not. He hopes that she will return.
The next night, he tells her, and to his surprise, she starts laughing. "What are people going to say about this?" And he does not have time to think of an answer for her, because all he's thinking about is Lily. His Lily. And he laughs too, because of how ridiculous the whole thing is, before capturing her lips once more.