Assignment 7: Transfiguration: Task 4: Write about a storm
The first thing James says when he sees Lily Evans, at eleven years old, is, "That's the woman I'm going to marry."
Sirius tells him he's insane.
Maybe he is.
"Just don't freeze when you see her next," Sirius says.
"What are you talking about? I never freeze," James says.
And then he freezes.
Sirius never lets him live it down.
..
The first time he kisses her, they're outside, on their way back from a date at Hogsmeade, when the storm starts. Thunder crackles and that's the only warning they get. Only moments later, the clouds open up and it begins to rain.
Instead of running for shelter, Lily turns her face up into the rain, lets it run down her cheeks. It's spring, and the rain is warm and gentle, and James knows it's too soon but he doesn't care, he loves her. It's always been too soon. But what does it matter when there's a war on, when any of them could die any day.
James reaches out, his fingers tracing the path the rain takes down her face, and then he asks, "Can I?"
Lily nods, her vibrant hair darkening with the water, and James steps in close, places his other hand on her hip, and kisses her with all the softness she deserves.
He will treasure her, because she deserves it. Because he knows that she is the light in the darkness, and he will not take that for granted.
She kisses him back and it feels like the universe is slotting into place. Like everything is finally right.
And he wonders, in that moment, how he knew. How he looked at this girl when they were both so young and knew in that instant that she was his forever.
It doesn't make sense.
But he was right.
He feels that same surge of certainty right here, right now, in this spring rainstorm.
Maybe he's insane.
Maybe it doesn't matter.
…
In the end, their forever isn't as long as James had hoped.
Word Count (Dragons, writing month, auction): 337
Auction: JamesLily, 10.3
365: moment
WC: Appreciation: 3. Ash Wednesday - Write about the start of something.
Showtime: 17. Oliver! (reprise) - (emotion) Delighted
Bex's Basement: King T'Challa/The Black Panther: (Dialogue) "Just don't freeze when you see her." / "What are you talking about? I never freeze."
Pinata: Known Order Member
Constellations: Pisces 4: Iota Piscium: (dialogue) "That is the man/woman/person I'm going to marry."
Funfair: Bob - James Potter
